The phrase "a storm of speculation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where there is a lot of conjecture or uncertainty surrounding a particular event or topic.
Example: "After the sudden announcement, there was a storm of speculation about the company's future plans."
Alternatives: "a flurry of speculation" or "a wave of speculation".
But on Tuesday, in a pre-emptive strike clearly meant to head off a storm of speculation, Mr. McGreevey offered that he was the unnamed official.
The continuing lack of any claim or statement by those behind the attack has fed a storm of speculation in a country unaccustomed to large-scale terrorist incidents of this type.
Coming on the day of the last presidential debate, the attack set off a storm of speculation about who was behind it and how it might influence the race.
Although a spokesman, Jordan Newman, said, "We're not taking over Gold's," the company's reluctance to talk about its long-term ambition for Venice, or why it would want anything to do with the Gold's building, has stirred a storm of speculation and anxiety.
The announcement on Tuesday night that Woolmer's death was being investigated as suspicious set off a storm of speculation around the world, with rumours of match fixing, of betting syndicates and of murder destroying any semblance of normality at the cricketing World Cup.
As with most Musk tweets, this kicked off a storm of speculation and argument in the Twitterverse.
At the MTV Video Music Awards last weekend, Beyoncé's performance of a medley of all the songs from her latest album occasioned widespread fawning, viral GIFs, and a renewed storm of speculation about the state of her marriage to Jay Z.
Smith denied that this foreshadowed a declaration of independence, but the publishing of his letter to Wilson in the press provoked a worldwide storm of speculation that UDI was imminent.
WikiLeaks did not immediately release more information about the incident, and the tweet attracted a storm of comments and speculation on social media from across the world.
For days now, the campaign had fueled a "will he or won't he?" storm of speculation, at once thriving on the news media's attention while denouncing it as the cause of Mr. Cain's plummeting popularity.
