Terrible storm

TEMPEST

Shakespeare titled one of his later plays with this word, which also describes a violent windstorm often at sea.

"Terrible storm" hints at a violent weather event, and "tempest" fits perfectly as it means a fierce windstorm or hurricane. The word also carries literary weight—Shakespeare’s The Tempest reinforces its association with chaos and power. No wordplay here; it’s a straightforward definition where the clue’s intensity matches the answer’s meaning.