Other tropical storms have threatened the area in the intervening years, but with less effect.

The storm never threatened land, causing no casualties or damage.

The storm was now clearly threatening the east coast of Madagascar.

He took a deep breath and watched the trees outside his window toss in the wind as yet another storm threatened.

Access to the island had been cut off when the storm threatened bridges.

If you have to go out when storms are threatening, it is unwise to put on your best suit.

"But as I see it, we can wait until an actual storm threatens."

But now the storm in Ryan's eyes was threatening to break, and she braced herself for it.

They said that later this week the storm could threaten the United States coast.

All around them a storm of epic proportions threatens to break.