I've never lived near the ocean,
so hurricanes are new to me
Miss Hurricane Katia will be my first introduction,
sailing across the Atlantic from the Caribbean
to pay us a visit
She is expected to drop by tonight and may stay a few days
It will be interesting to see what kind of house guest she will be...
Fierce like Gordon in 2006?
Disruptive like Bill & Grace in 2009?
Or a quieter guest leaving just a few puddles in her wake
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| Hurricane Katia from the International Space Shuttle Image: The Independent |
Once a Category 4, Miss Katia will most likely be downgraded
to a strong post-tropical storm
by the time she hits land
Ireland and Scotland are predicted to be the hardest hit,
however, all of Great Britain risks minor flooding, falling trees,
structural damage, & transportation disruptions
from possible gale force winds and torrential rain
To me 'transportation disruptions' is not a minor thing,
for my husband takes the train home each day
And by car, there can be only one way to get to a location
as a detour can be impractical
Roads here are not in a grid-like pattern,
but rather like spokes of a wheel radiating from towns
Sort of
The Great Storm of 1987 was the last legendary storm
in which 18 people died and 15 million trees were downed,
including historic trees in famous Kew Gardens
and six of the seven famous old oak trees of Sevenoaks, Kent
It was the worst storm since The Great Storm of 1703
(don't you love the storm titles?)
People have referenced the Great Storm of 1987 in passing to me over the last year,
so it has not been forgotten
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| Image: Kew Gardens |
However, one thing this country does handle really well is
{ rain }
As it magically disappears on roads,
puddles rarely form
Katia is coming,
but she isn't on the front page of most newspapers
Having just come off the coolest summer in a decade,
the UK is not exactly known for stellar weather
and no one seems to be batting an eye at this storm
So at this point, I'm not worried,
just curious
Just another tale of living on an island :)
Sources: The Independent, The Telegraph, Wikipedia
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