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🤟 How to sign
To sign "STORM" in American Sign Language (ASL), use both hands with fingers spread wide, moving them in chaotic, turbulent motions above your head and around your body to represent the violent, swirling nature of a storm.
📖 Word definition
A violent weather condition with strong winds, heavy rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
🎯 Detailed Hand Movement Guide
- Hand Shape: Both hands with all fingers spread wide and slightly curved (5 handshape).
- Starting Position: Hands positioned above and slightly in front of your head.
- Movement: Move both hands in chaotic, swirling motions - up, down, side to side.
- Path: Create turbulent, unpredictable movements covering the space around your upper body.
- Hand Orientation: Palms face various directions as hands twist and turn during movement.
- Facial Expression: Intense, concerned expression showing the severity of the weather.
⚠️ Common Mistakes & What to Avoid
❌ Too gentle: Movement should be vigorous and chaotic, not calm.
❌ Wrong handshape: Use spread fingers, not closed fists or flat hands.
❌ Limited space: Use full range of motion around upper body area.
❌ Regular pattern: Movement should be unpredictable and turbulent, not rhythmic.
💬 Common Sentence Examples
"The storm is coming."
How to sign: Point to distance → sign "storm" (chaotic hand movements) → sign "come" (index fingers beckon toward you).
"We stayed inside during the storm."
How to sign: Sign "we" (point to self and others) → sign "stay" (Y hands push down) → sign "inside" (one hand cups other) → sign "during" → sign "storm".
"The storm damaged many trees."
How to sign: Sign "storm" → sign "damage" (index fingers strike each other) → sign "many" (hands open repeatedly) → sign "tree" (elbow on palm, hand waves like branches).