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List of Warp Storms
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
A list of named warp storms plaguing the galaxy.
Location | Segmentum | Name | Notes | Source(s) | |
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Obscurus | Araken Warpstorm | [1] | |||
Unknown | Argenta | Engulfed the Quintus System in late M41. | [2] | ||
Ultima | Bas Infernia | Storm near the planet Catachan. | [3] | ||
Unknown | Bethsamnel Sector | Commenced 342.M38, ceased 879.M40. | [4] | ||
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Ultima | Celtor's Flux | [5] | ||
Ultima | Cerberax | Cerberax Wars incident | [15] | ||
Galaxy-wide (primarily Obscurus and Ultima) |
Cicatrix Maledictum | Created as a result of the Thirteenth Black Crusade | [Needs Citation] | ||
Ultima | Crow's Eye | Enveloped the entire Corvus Sub-sector before receding in late M41. | [6] | ||
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Ultima | The Dark Maw | [5] | ||
Unknown | Diocletian Nebula | One of about fifteen "weeping sores in real space" held down by the Grey Knights, along with The Maelstrom and the Gates of Varl. | [14]
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Unknown | Dionys | Emerged in early M37. | [7] | ||
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Obscurus | Eye of Terror | Largest warp storm in the galaxy, created by the birth of Slaanesh, cited over the original Eldar homeworlds. Major entrance known as the Cadian Gate and guarded by the fortress Cadia. Many Black Crusades and other daemonic incursions originate here. | [5] | |
Pacificus | Gate of Fire | Located in the eastern part of the Segmentum Pacificus. | [8] | ||
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Solar | Gates of Fire | Dual warp storms. | [5] | |
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Ultima | Gates of Varl | One of about fifteen "weeping sores in real space" held down by the Grey Knights, along with The Maelstrom and the Diocletian Nebula. | [14] | |
Unknown | Ghostmare sub-sector (Syranius Sector) | Commenced 569.M39, not yet ceased. | [4] | ||
Unknown | Goridion Prime (Hive World) | Commenced 149.M32, ceased 287.M36. | [4] | ||
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Ultima | Heart of Darkness | Lies near the Imperium world Attila. | [9] | |
Unknown | Hell's Gullet | Threatens to swallow the Berillian System whole. | [9] | ||
Unknown | Hive Calatalcus (Orphian Secundus) | Commenced 293.M37, ceased 843.M40. | [4] | ||
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Ultima | Inferno Reach | [5] | ||
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Ultima | Hadex Anomaly | Located in the Eastern Fringe. Defied classifications prior to the Great Rift due to time distortions in its vicinity; classified as a Warp Storm on Galactic Maps afterward. | [3] | |
Unknown | Hydra's Maw | [13] | |||
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Ultima | Maelstrom | Home to many rogues, pirates and corsairs. | [5] | |
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Ultima and beyond | Malfactus | [10] | ||
Unknown | Mosaik Sector | Commenced 897.M34. Not yet ceased. | [4] | ||
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Ultima | Perfidian Gap | [5] | ||
Pacificus | Refugee's Wail | Created during the Horus Heresy. Located within the Belt of Iron. | [11] | ||
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Tempestus | Siren's Storm | Storm near Nocturne. | [12] | |
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Tempestus | Storms of Judgement | Three large warp storms engulfing a large area of the south west of the segmentum. Engulfs almost all of the Caradryad Sector on the Southern Rim. Close to the Ophelia system. | [5] | |
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Ultima | The Storm of Magnus | Close to Prospero. | [5] | |
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Ultima | Storm of the Emperor's Wrath | [5] | ||
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Tempestus | Tallarn Rift | Located north-west of the Vortex of Despair. | [5] | |
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Ultima | Von Grothe's Rapidity | [5] | ||
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Tempestus | Vortex of Despair | Located near the middle area of the boundary that separates Segmentum Tempestus and Ultima Segmentum. | [5] |
See also
Sources
- 1: Iron Hands (Novel), Chapter 9
- 2: Hunt for Voldorius (Novel), Chapter 3
- 3: Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition), pgs. 20-21
- 4: Apocalypse, pg. 175
- 5: Codex: Chaos Daemons (4th Edition)[Needs Citation]
- 6: Crusade of Fire (Campaign Book), pgs. 18-19
- 7: Codex: Chaos Space Marines (6th Edition), pg. 17
- 8: Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition: War Machines of the Adeptus Astartes, pg. 8
- 9: Codex: Chaos Daemons - Daemonic Incursion Edition - The Day of the Daemon
- 10: Codex: Adeptus Mechanicus (8th Edition), pg. 13
- 11: Adeptus Titanicus: Crucible of Retribution, pg. 28 — The Cataclysm of Iron Timeline
- 12: Warhammer Community: New Warhammer 40,000: The Great Rift
- 13: Warhammer Community: Thunderhawks From 12 Chapters Rule The Skies in This Epic Aeronautica Imperialis Showcase (Posted on 18/10/2021) (last accessed 6th May 2023)
- 14: Grey Knights (Novel), Chapter Ten
- 15: Gathering Storm: Fracture of Biel-Tan, Chapter 1: The Dance of Destiny - Addenda Inquisitoria