1.   It was not a monster storm when it traversed those land masses.

2.   On the first day of this monster storm, my children happily settled into snow-day mode.

3.   Sparkling and flashing, the monster storm receded into the prairie night, serenaded by the yip-yip-yip of coyotes.

4.   When it comes to the fire season though, firefighters say the monster storms that have been pounding the region could actually delay its start.

5.   So the decision was made to head south toward Honduras in hopes of slipping in under the monster storm.

6.   While they characterized the tropical storm outlook as a normal year, the weather experts stressed that even the mildest year can contain some monster storms.