Hurricane Charlie

HURRICANE CHARLIE

"This is Seminole County ARES/RACES* net control. Your
tactical control sign is 'Winter Springs High School.' "

Evacuees from Tampa Bay are clogging
The highway leading to Orlando, far
Away from Hurricane Charlie’s flogging.
The medical and law enforcement and
The Red Cross workers man the sturdy school.
The ARES/RACES operators stand
Ready--a great communications tool.
The storm was moving north, but turned away--
Directly for Orlando! It was too
Late to retreat to Tampa Bay, so they
Were caught where hundred-mile-an-hour winds blew.
Who could have forecasted a course so odd,
Or who can ever know the mind of God?

* Amateur Radio Emergency Service/Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service