ɹeɪdʒ səˈpɹaɪz sɚˈpɹaɪz səˈpɹaɪz ˈtɛmpəst a direct and violent assault on a stronghold attack by storm; attack suddenly take by force Storm the fort behave violently, as if in state of a great anger blow hard It was storming all night rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning If it storms, we'll need shelter a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning a violent commotion or disturbance the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away it was only a tempest in a teapot