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Noun: storm centre
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: storm center)
  1. The central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm
    "The hurricane's storm centre passed directly over the island";
    - storm center [US]
     
  2. A centre of trouble or disturbance
    "The disputed territory became the storm centre of international conflict";
    - storm center [US]

Derived forms: storm centres

Type of: carry-on [Brit, informal], center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], commotion, disruption, disturbance, eye, flutter, heart [Brit], hoo-ha [informal], hoo-hah [informal], hurly burly, kerfuffle [Brit, informal], middle, song and dance [Brit, informal], to-do [informal]

Part of: storm, violent storm