Editing Warp Storm

[[File:Galaxy.jpg|thumb|Daww, the Eye of Terror and the Hadex Anomaly had a baby!]]
A '''Warp Storm''' is one of the [[Great Rift|most potent psychic phenomena to ever grace the galaxy]]. They are caused by HUGE emotional outbursts, often resulting from massive Materium upheavals, such as war.

== Overview ==
Warp Storms are a bleeding scar on the face of the material world. Their great size and nigh-endless supply of warp energy allows them to serve as bases for the [[Lost and the Damned]] and [[Chaos Space Marines]], all the while transforming all in its proximity into mutants, as seen in the Great Beasts of [[Caliban]]. These massive, ceaseless EMP-analogues disrupt [[Astropath|interstellar communication]], lower visibility in the warp (much to the detriment of [[Navigator]]s peering for the [[Astronomican]]), and in the most extreme situations toss entire fleets around, destroying them or making them arrive before they even set off, among other things.

== Notable Warp Storms ==
*[[Great Rift]]: A massive chain of warp storms stretching across the galaxy, sawing the Imperium in half.
*[[Eye of Terror]]: Home of the surviving Traitor [[Primarchs]] and all traitor legions. As of 8th edition, also the starting point of the Great Rift.
*[[Maelstrom]]: Though EoT-sized, it is potentially less dangerous than the eye because of the relatively low numbers of CSM ... [[Warhammer 40,000 8th edition|EXCUSE ME?!]] Now Marines originally confined to the Eye can strike from the Maelstrom.
*The Ruinstorm: Created by [[Lorgar|Emprah's ex-Herald]]. Cut off [[Ultramar]] during the [[Horus Heresy]] and caused the [[Imperium Secundus]].
*Storm of the Empra's Wrath: Its formation destroyed the Imperial fleet sent to destroy [[Sebastian Thor]]. Thor's eventual success further decentralized the [[Imperium]], leading to some [[Neckbeard|extradimensional entities]] believing a certain [[Tzeentch|furry mastermind]] is actually behind the storm.
*Hadex Anomaly: Super-weird and persistent Warp Storm in the Jericho Reach, full of strange occurrences and horrifying material. It's known to expand and shrink randomly, eating whole star systems then revealing them centuries later. Implied to be very heavily involved in [[Dark Heresy| the Haarlock Rogue Trader Dynasty's background]], and features in the background of several pre-written [[Deathwatch (RPG)|Deathwatch]] and [[Black Crusade (RPG)|Black Crusade]] campaigns.

== Gallery ==
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Image:Warhammer40k_galaxy_map.jpg|The Eye of Terror is the swirling purple vortex of doom...
File:Maelstrom_segmentum.jpg|Map detailing the location of the Maelstrom Zone in the Ultima Segmentum
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