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They have claimed over a billion lives. They are considered nature’s most deadly storms, causing more injuries, casualties, and property damages than all other storms combined. There is no force on Earth than can stop the eradication caused by their powerful torrents, ripping gales, irrepressible floodwaters and monstrous tidal waves. There are hurricanes, nature’s ultimate force… October 15. The temperature is fair, at seventy degrees, although the air seems somewhat thick and humid. A soft breeze gently skims the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. Dark clouds group in clusters far away over the endless waters. Seagulls nonchalantly fly overhead, and the waves roll on continuously. A fishing boat splashes over the waters, homeward bound. It is a tranquil day, and nobody knows the terror waiting to emerge… At the National Weather Service Center, Meteorologist Kate Greene analyzed the latest Doppler readings on her computer screen. Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, in humid air dangling over warm waters, twisting with converging winds, were several thunderstorms, the first step in creating a— Bbrrriiinngg! Bbrriinnngg! Kate picked up the telephone. “Hello. This is meteorologist Kate Greene.” The voice on the other li