severe pain;a severe storm.
The ship was assailed by a severe storm
The sailors held to the ropes in the severe storm
These clouds are ominous. They portend a severe storm.
A severe storm destroyed a natural barrier between the house and the lake.
The roof of that house caved in during the severe storm.
The radio had mentioned a severe storm advisory, but the sky was clear, and it was rather calm.
Bolt from the blue: Seen from the Hancock Tower, lighting strikes both the Willis Tower, right, and the Trump Tower in downtown Chicago as a severe storm rolls through the region last night.
Once, when Christopher Columbus was caught up in a severe storm, he wrote a report of his discoveries, along with a note asking that his report be passed on to the Queen of Spain.