1.   As quickly as the storm roared over the house, it was gone.

2.   Most were sitting down for their evening meal when the storm suddenly roared over a hill.

3.   A fast-moving storm roared through Florida on Thursday, downing trees and power lines and severely damaging or destroying several homes.

4.   A powerful storm roared across California, dumping rain and snow, downing trees and power lines and keeping emergency crews dashing.

5.   A second storm roared across the northern Plains, and the North Dakota Highway Patrol advised no travel at all in three western counties.

6.   At the Wilmington Marriott, Lynn and Gail Wilmer of Lynchburg, Va., sat with Ms. Childers as the storm roared outside.

7.   Falling trees cut electricity, floods swamped homes and businesses and deep snow isolated numerous villages Thursday after a gale-force storm roared across Greece.

8.   Five years ago, there was no shelter nearby when a ferocious storm roared in off the Bay of Bengal.