His racial comments 'kicked/whipped/stirred up a storm' in the newspapers. [=newspapers criticized his racial comments very strongly]
The college was quiet that morning, but it was 'the calm before the storm'. Thousands of students would arrive later.
Newspapers have 'weathered the storm' of online information by providing news online themselves.
(..) the Salt Throne from Yara. He would have murdered us if we'd stayed. Build me a thousand ships, and I will give you this world. There's a storm coming. You'll be wanting a roof tonight. I don't have much, but I have hidden a bit of silver from the bandits. (..)2017 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Dragonstone Season: 7 Episode 1
(..) Winter has come. The war is not over. The true enemy won't wait out the storm. The King in the North! The King in the North! Our uncle Euron returned home after a long absence. He murdered our father, and took (..)2017 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Dragonstone Season: 7 Episode 1