"Winter is Coming."
— Motto of House Stark, A Song of Ice and Fire
"The powers of the Warp occasionally manifest as great storms in space rifts and rends in reality that can cut off whole worlds and drive men mad. This personal teleporter bears the motto 'I fear not the storm. It shall fear me.'"
— On the "Herald of the Storm", Venerated teleporter, Warhammer 40,000'
"Come gather 'round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone.
If your time to you
Is worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'."
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone.
If your time to you
Is worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'."
—Bob Dylan, "The Times They Are A-Changin'".
"Thunder, I wonder, a storm is coming soon
To blow us all away, like dust on the moon."
To blow us all away, like dust on the moon."
—Pet Shop Boys, "Luna Park"
"You know what they call me in the ancient legends of the Dalek homeworld? The Oncoming Storm. You might have removed all your emotions, but I reckon right down deep in your DNA there's one little spark left. And that's fear. Doesn't it just burn when you face me?"
—The Doctor, Doctor Who, "The Parting of the Ways"
The Doctor: There's something in the air. Something's coming.
Rose: What?
The Doctor: A storm's approaching...
Rose: What?
The Doctor: A storm's approaching...
— Doctor Who, "Fear Her"
Sergeant Colon: There's a storm coming, Nobby.
Corporal Nobbs: Not a cloud in the sky, sarge.
Colon: Figure of speech, Nobby, figure of speech.
Corporal Nobbs: Not a cloud in the sky, sarge.
Colon: Figure of speech, Nobby, figure of speech.
"Wind's in the east, a mist coming in
Like something is brewing and about to begin
Can't put my finger on what lies in store
but I feel what's to happen has happened before"
Like something is brewing and about to begin
Can't put my finger on what lies in store
but I feel what's to happen has happened before"
— Bert in Mary Poppins
"Distant thunder rumble. Distant thunder rumble
Rumble hungry like the Beast
The Beast it cometh, cometh down
The Beast it cometh, cometh down"
Rumble hungry like the Beast
The Beast it cometh, cometh down
The Beast it cometh, cometh down"
—Nick Cave, "Tupelo."
"There's a storm comin'! His storm!"
— Grandmother Abigail, The Stand
"The wind is blowing straight at me,
A storm will surely begin
I don't want to lie to myself anymore.
Clouds are drifting in the distance,
A storm is coming over here
Nobody will stop me,
I will walk forward, without wavering."
A storm will surely begin
I don't want to lie to myself anymore.
Clouds are drifting in the distance,
A storm is coming over here
Nobody will stop me,
I will walk forward, without wavering."
— Kasumi Asou, Tokimeki Memorial 2
"Outside in the cold distance,
a wildcat did growl,
two riders were approaching,
and the wind began to howl!"
a wildcat did growl,
two riders were approaching,
and the wind began to howl!"
— "All Along the Watchtower" by Bob Dylan
Selina Kyle: You think all this can last? There's a storm coming, Mr. Wayne. You and your friends better batten down the hatches, because when it hits, you're all going to wonder how you ever thought you could live so large, and leave so little for the rest of us.
Bruce Wayne: You sound like you're looking forward to it.
Selina Kyle: I'm adaptable.
Bruce Wayne: You sound like you're looking forward to it.
Selina Kyle: I'm adaptable.
"Storm's a brewin'...Metaphorically too."
— Toots, Clone High
"For surely in that time, when the sky opens and the heavens weep, there will be no birth, only death."
— Nyazian Scrolls, Angel
Reese: At least the storm's passing.
Finch: No, Mr. Reese, I have a feeling that it's just beginning.
Finch: No, Mr. Reese, I have a feeling that it's just beginning.
— Person of Interest, "Proteus"
"No rain but thunder, and the sound of giants."
Edward Grey: Things will be worse now. You feel it?
Mohlomi: I smell the smoke... The fire cannot be far behind.
Mohlomi: I smell the smoke... The fire cannot be far behind.
— Hellboy: The Island
"PLEASE BE ADVISED: SEVERE WEATHER ALERT ISSUED FOR THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC SEABOARD, WITH POSSIBLE ELECTROMAGNETIC DISRUPTION. NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME."
—M.U.T.O. Research warning promoting Godzilla (2014)
"No Puppet Strings Can Hold Me Down,
So Patiently I Watch This Town,
Abnormal Soon Will Be The Norm,
Enjoy The Calm Before The Storm."
So Patiently I Watch This Town,
Abnormal Soon Will Be The Norm,
Enjoy The Calm Before The Storm."
—Bill Cipher, Gravity Falls
"Is that just the wind, or is it some furious vexation?"
— The Dag, Mad Max: Fury Road
"I can hear the drums in the distance...
Discord on the air
I can hear the drums in the distance...
Bedlam in the blare"
Discord on the air
I can hear the drums in the distance...
Bedlam in the blare"
"Too late to start recycling! To go to raves to save the gorillas! To cash out those Anansi shares! There's a storm coming! Mondo storm! Paint your glass houses shut!"
—The Fallen King's glove puppet, The Secret World
"There be a storm a-brewin'... I feel it in my cuttles!"
—Cap'n Cuttlefish, Splatoon
"True... it does look like rain..."
—Leonidas, 300
"The year is 1965. We are on the far edge of Black Beacon Sound, famous for the ferocious and well-documented storm which will strike from the east on the fifth of September... in three days' time."
—The Narrator, Moonrise Kingdom
"There's a storm brewing Rokubungi, I hope we are sturdy enough to weather it."
— Fuyutsuki, Rise of the Minisukas
"I confess that in seeing the storm which seems to be forming against your Order, I have sometimes come to doubt the Templar Knights' future glories and even your continued existence."
— Don Álvaro, The Lord of Bembibre
