The storm, by the way, appears to have moved off for the time being.
The storm appeared to be headed for the heart of the nation's oil industry.
Experience had taught them to take whatever shelter they could find when a bad storm appeared.
But, as in the past, these storms appear to do no lasting damage.
At last he said, 'The storm appears to have passed, but the rain will be coming soon.
The 1978 storm appears to be between the 5-year and 10-year frequency events.
The storm appeared to have died down a little.
A very black storm was rising in the sky, but only as yet appeared on the horizon.
The storm appeared from swiftly in the middle of a sunny, 80-degree day and was over within an hour.
Outside, the storm appeared to have run its course.