And the stories of the storm are consolidating, much as they did following the floods last year in Baton Rouge, around the failures of the government's preparations and response to the disaster, and the successes of private individuals' rescue efforts.
Later that day, as an anticyclone developed over Florence, the storm began to consolidate around a vorticity center on the western side of the large cyclonic envelope.
By September 1, the storm began to consolidate, with reconnaissance flights finding an elongated center and surface winds of 60 mph (95 km/h).
Shortly after attaining tropical storm status, the previously-broad circulation consolidated as banding features developed.
The wave had intensified and broadened by August 25, and it eventually split into two components, the northernmost of which consolidated into an organized storm system.
That information was consolidated in a binder Mohit carried during Wednesday night's storm.
The regular Syrian Army, which has proved to be unreliable and already stretched thin, is reluctant to storm the towns and consolidate control.
Despite Slater's absence the Storm were solid as they rebounded from their heavy loss to the Sydney Roosters just five days earlier and consolidated their spot in the top four.
Retribution was swift: Hamas gunmen stormed his mosque, killing him and dozens of others in an hours-long shootout.Violence ebbed after that, as Hamas consolidated its control, but it has flared up anew since last summer's war.
Democracy was swiftly consolidated.
Programs will be consolidated.
