storm warning
noun
a showing of storm signals.
Meteorology.
a National Weather Service warning of winds having speeds of 48 knots (55 mph, 25 m/sec) or greater.
Compare hurricane warning, warning(def 3).
any sign of approaching trouble: The troops on the border were a storm warning, and we prepared for war. His angry look was a storm warning.
Origin of storm warning
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby storm warning
storm signal,
storm surge,
storm track,
storm trooper,
storm troops,
storm warning,
storm watch,
storm window,
storm-cock,
stormbound,
stormer
British Dictionary definitions for storm warning
storm warning
noun
a pattern of lights, flags, etc, displayed at certain ports as a warning to shipping of an approaching storm
an announcement on radio or television of an approaching storm
any warning of approaching danger or trouble