1.   El Nino is expected to cause severe weather in Southern California, and wetter-than-normal conditions farther north.

2.   It has survived well in my cold garden, coming again from the base, even when cut down by severe weather.

3.   It is ironic that often the most severe weather conditions can produce some of the most intricate and fragile sights.

4.   Oil stocks continued to move up Friday on improvements in pricing as a result of severe cold weather across the country.

5.   Severe weather conditions ruled out any rescue operation until the following day.

6.   The hunt for the missing boy had to be called off because of severe weather conditions.

7.   The sudden onset of severe weather conditions was thought to be a frequent result of disturbance to a site.

8.   These geese rarely stay for very long, except in severe weather.

9.   The severe weather ruled out any attempts to reach the survivors by helicopter.