come a storm
A storm is blowing in, or one already did.
Also called comin' a storm, coming a storm.
Updated September 21, 2026
come a storm pronunciation
/kum uh STORM/
Meaning
In Appalachian and rural Southern talk, weather often gets framed this way: it come a storm, it's comin' a storm, it's fixin' to come a storm. The storm is the thing doing the arriving. Same pattern shows up with rain, flood, freeze, and cloud. Out on the porch looking at a black sky, nobody needs a fancy forecast. Somebody just says it's comin' a storm and you pull the wash off the line.
How folks use it
- “Get them chairs in. It's fixin' to come a storm.”
- “It come a storm last night and knocked a limb on the shed.”
Origin and etymology
Appalachian and Southern dialect grammar. Come often stands in for came, and weather gets cast as "come a [weather]." Smoky Mountain English records lines like "It was a-fixin' to come a storm." Related talk includes comin' a cloud. The pattern goes back to older rural English speech kept alive in the mountains.
Frequently asked questions
Is come a storm past or future?
Both, depending on the wording. "It come a storm" is usually past. "It's comin' a storm" or "fixin' to come a storm" means one is on the way.