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.
(..) Those mountains are a natural fortification. There's a stream down there for the horses. We're not staying here long. Another storm could hit any day. Aye, the snows defeated Stannis as much as the Boltons did. We have to march on Winterfell now while we still can. wildlings, (..)2016 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: The Broken Man Season: 6 Episode 7
(..) Or you'll kill Edmure? My nephew's marked for death no matter what. Hang him and be done with it. It won't stop with Edmure. You'll force me to storm the castle. Hundreds will die. Hundreds of mine. Thousands of yours. If you can breach the walls. We'll breach them and kill every last one of you. (..)2016 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: The Broken Man Season: 6 Episode 7