This is true, but there are circumstances to consider. When Palpatine died on the second Death Star, he opened a wormhole that transported him to Kaal without any noticeable damage to the Death Star itself, and this wormhole was minute enough to fit inside the reactor shaft he fell down. If he can conjure one of that size, that supports the argument for him creating one in personal combat. Another issue to note is that the Brotherhood of Darkness created a variant of a Force Storm (it seemed to lack the hyperspace quality of Palpatine's power but still with a similar maw and devastating properties). With that said, if they can form a Force Storm without destroying themselves, I have no doubt Palpatine can as well. On the subject of Sidious never electing to do so in any of his fights, there were never any situations that either called for it or were feasible for him to do so. In his first duel with Luke on Byss, Sidious just wanted to subvert Luke, not kill him. In their second duel, he was being repulsed by Leia and Anakin's Force Harmony, which blocked off Palpatine's powers from influencing them directly (which is why when Palpatine touched Leia's womb, he was repelled). There are simply no situations that offered the opportunity for him to have done so. As well, his skill in coordinating his wormholes is impressive. As you pointed out, he collected Luke from Coruscant with his Storm dropping onto the planet's surface almost exactly where Luke was. He also produced a wormhole that ravaged a dozen ships above Da Soocha and then proceeded to engulf the moon and damage the Republic base established there, all while standing in orbit over Da Soocha in the Eclipse. The only reason his Force Storm was turned on him was, as you know, because Luke, Leia, and Anakin wrenched control over it away from him and returned it onto its source. So given his precision, I seen no reason he would not be able to just open a wormhole mid-combat. With that said, even if Sidious would defeat himself in the process, his running speed is more than sufficient that he could just travel a certain distance away from his enemies and then summon a Force Storm to attack them. He has run faster than other superhumanly fast Force sensitives can see him; so covering a couple hundred meters should be no problem (I seem to recall Roan Shryne, Bol Chatak, and Olee Starstone running around ten kilometers in a very short period of time; Sidious could do better over a shorter distance). So whether he would consume himself or not, he can form wormholes that are compact enough to be created inside reactor shafts, his movement speed is enough to escape the area anyway, and his accurate control over his wormholes should ensure that it is a plausible enough tactic for a fight.It should also be noted that Palpatine claims that conjuring a Force Storm requires nothing but “mere thought and inclination” (The Essential Guide to the Force); according to both The Dark Empire Sourcebook and Luke Skywalker’s commentary in The Jedi Path, it possesses the power to destroy worlds—or, more accurately, obliterate planetary surfaces. The obvious question is whether or not he could use it in combat. On the one hand, he demonstrates sufficient control over the storms to safely transport Luke and R2D2 from Coruscant to a Lictor-class dungeon ship en route to Byss while simultaneously disposing of the mountains of debris and detritus consumed by the wormhole (including, I believe, a collapsed AT-AT). Combined with his apparent ability to summon them at whim, the argument could be made that he could either approximate one to consume his enemies and dispose of them or, failing that, safely transport himself across interstellar distances while destroying the victim. On the other hand, Palpatine never elects to wield it in personal combat—suggesting he cannot or is unsure of his ability to do so effectively; likewise, Luke was rendered unconscious during the transmigration, which could feasibly happen to Palpatine... with obvious disastrous effects.
EDIT: I should also point out that when the Force Storm over Coruscant was heading toward the planet, there was a Republic frigate that was near its path that was completely undamaged (its systems were shut off by the magnetic properties of the wormhole, but it was never drawn into it). If the Force Storm left that alone, I am confident Palpatine can choose not to be drawn into it as well.
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