The rain pours down as if running from a faucet, lightning streaks across the dark restless sky, and thunder pounds the roof and wall of the house. All of sudden the wind kicks up. Trees sway madly back and forth, loose objects r picked up n thrown all around. The house creaks n moans with every gust of wind. Windows r broken by pieces of shingle from a neighbor's roof or by loose objects picked up by the wind. Power lines snap like thread. The unprepared house n its occupants r in grave danger as the awesome hurricane approaches. Had they prepared for the hurricane, they might not be in such danger..