On June 26, 1957, hurricane Audrey struck the town of Cameron, Louisiana, earlier and a lot more powerfully than anticipated. The hurricane was expected, but "only" as a category 2, not the category 4; and in the afternoon, not 12 hours earlier. Winds of 150 mph flattened much of Cameron and took 550 lives. More details here.
The lesson to
be learned: although forecasting techniques have improved, hurricanes
remain unpredictable, in course, forward speed and strength. This
year's hurricane season has gone off to a quiet start - there are still
5 long months left to go.
This poem was taken from the Louisiana101.com website; it was written by Lucas Lasha.
In '57 she began with a roar
No one knew she was comin' ashore
Most people were asleep in bed
Not knowing they should have fled.
After the fury of the storm's huge eye
Families cried for members who did die
Lady Audrey would long be remembered
As the fateful day that Cameron surrendered
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And i am moaning about UK weather.I just cannot imagine 150mph winds. The poem was very good nice touch
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Katie
It's so true.....hurricanes do what they want and heaven help you. Last year, one was headed straight for us....the forecasters were on the TV showing us the projected path....and it turned at the last minute and hit an unsuspecting town 40 miles below us instead. ::shakes head::
ReplyDelete~Amy
wow! great pathos in the poetry and a very interesting entry Guido!
ReplyDeletenat
Well, I live not very far away....so have heard about Audrey all my life. But I never knew there was a poem. - Barbara
ReplyDeleteSo many have died... and so many will if we don't do something better down there... ugh.
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Dawn
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