As Sercey left Departing Batavia he turned eastward along the northern coast of Java to avoid Preventing_or_letting the British commander in the region , Admiral Peter Rainier , who was escorting Patrolling four ships through the Straits of Malacca to the west .

The British force consisted of two 74-gun ships of the line hastily paired to oppose Agree_or_refuse_to_act the eastward advance Self_motion of the French squadron .

Despite predictions that Elena would continue eastward across Florida , the cyclone remained Temporary_stay nearly stationary for about 48 hours , causing Causation damage Damaging all along the eastern gulf with high winds and waves , before slowly moving Motion northwest and ultimately making landfall near Biloxi , Mississippi , on September 2 as a Category 3 major hurricane .

It became Becoming extratropical on October 18 and moved Motion eastward over open waters .

The Allied forces Military_operation advancing Self_motion eastward and the British 8th Army advancing Self_motion westward after the victory at the Second Battle of El Alamein , would trap and destroy Destroying the remaining Axis forces Military_operation in North Africa .

It slowly moved Motion eastward affecting Influence the Great Lakes region and the Mid-Atlantic states Statement on Friday and Saturday , January 21 and January 22 , 2005 .

The storm Catastrophe developed Coming_to_be over Texas by December 25 and advanced Cause_to_make_progress eastward , spawning Causation over a dozen tornadoes Catastrophe in Louisiana , Georgia , and Florida .

A rapidly approaching trough caused Causation Amy to turn Motion sharply eastward before the storm took Creating a general northeastward track .

The remnants entered Arriving the United States and extended Expansion eastward into the Mid-Atlantic States .

Weakening ensued Coming_to_be once more as the storm Catastrophe traveled over land ; though , Alessia 's remnants looped Motion eastward back over water before doubling Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale back to the west .

Alma curved Motion_directional eastward and weakened Cause_change_of_strength to a tropical storm in the northwestern Atlantic on August 30 .

The remnant system raced Competition eastward across the Atlantic and later struck Destroying the United Kingdom on August 10 .

Once over the North Sea , the storm stalled Temporary_stay for a few days before resuming its eastward track .

Irene turned Becoming eastward , and rapidly intensified Cause_change_of_strength to reach Arriving Category 2 hurricane Catastrophe status before becoming Becoming extratropical due Causation to cooler waters .

Ivan dropped Motion heavy rain on the Southeastern United States as it progressed Self_motion northeastward and eastward through the eastern United States , becoming Becoming an extratropical cyclone Catastrophe on September 18 .

Once inland , Sam was slow to weaken Cause_change_of_strength as it re-curved Motion eastward , and persisted for nearly a week inland before dissipating Dispersal on 14 December .

The remnant system curved Self_motion eastward and passed Motion_directional over Newfoundland before dissipating Removing over the Atlantic on September 19 .

But the storm Catastrophe abruptly turned Becoming eastward , and the successful evacuation Emptying of 600,000 residents spared countless lives .

Resuming Process_start their eastward drive Motion , the remaining two Allied corps pushed Motion Soult 's army back to Orthez where the French marshal offered Giving battle Hostile_encounter .

The news sparked Causation both a strong rush Motion to join Participation the Texian army and a panic , known as `` The Runaway Scrape '' , in which the Texian army , most settlers , and the new , self-proclaimed Statement but officially unrecognized , Republic of Texas government fled Escaping eastward toward the United States ahead of the advancing Cause_to_make_progress Mexican Army .

The remnants of the storm Catastrophe later turned Becoming eastward , striking Norway and Russia , before dissipating Dispersal on September 19 .

In the wake of the Polish advance Cause_to_make_progress eastward , the Soviets sued Request for peace and the war Hostile_encounter ended Process_end with a cease-fire in October 1920 .

Moving Motion eastward at first , the storm slowly organized Arranging before beginning Process_start a north and west-northwest trajectory .

After reaching Arriving land , the hurricane took Motion a sharp turn eastward and rapidly weakened Cause_change_of_strength as a result of land interaction and the presence of cool , dry air .