Tropical Storm & Hurricane Lamps

Hanna, Ike, and Josephine: three names that we don’t want to hear anymore and three severe weather conditions that are beginning to threaten the Eastern seaboard of the United States. According to CNN.com, Tropical Storm Hanna is scheduled to travel to North and South Carolina in the early hours of Saturday morning and we New Englanders are sure to feel the heavy rain throughout the entire weekend.

The Today Show just reported that Hurricane Ike is following behind Hanna and has been labeled as a category 3 storm yet many Southern Floridians aren’t taking this mid-level hurricane lightly. Although small, Hurricane Ike has proved to be a strong and compact storm that is sure to threaten the southern coastal city of Miami among others the following Tuesday.

Lastly, Josephine is swirling at winds of 50mph in the Atlantic and has yet to be scheduled to reach the U.S. As a side note, my mother has been driving from Connecticut to Tampa, Florida over the past two days to get back to her golfing paradise before these storms reach the coast. She just checked out of a South Carolina hotel this morning, about 20 hours before Hanna is expected to arrive! What a daredevil!

In the modern world, the word ‘hurricane’ refers to chic and decorative hurricane lamps and lanterns. Hurricane lamps were designed as a tall, slender light fixture in order to keep a candle’s flame from blowing out. Today, they have developed into an elegant lighting accessory that serves as the perfect accent for a bedroom, foyer, or living room.