Heidi also feared that the storm might veer north and strike Cuba before crashing into southern Florida.

There could be a dusting of snow, Miner said, or as much as four or five inches if the storm veers north.

However, as the storm veered away from Houston shortly before landfall, damage to refining capacity was not as great as feared.

The storm veered eastward at the last moment and did not hit the island.

The storm then veered north and disappeared.

The storm then veered north and dissipated, moving just north of Oronogo.

The typhoon warnings came down as the violent storm veered to the southeast, whipping water into eighteen-foot waves, gray and trembling beneath its fury.

Although the hurricane did not appear to be heading toward Galveston, officials said they based their decision on the possibility that the storm might veer north.

The storm then veered northward at 5:40 pm and continued parallel to the coast.

But after "sitting up there" for a while, the Weather Service said, the storm veered east and over the water.