Storm-Force of July

            Islands off the gulf coast have their fourth of july preparations interrupted by unusual winds rising up out of the ocean.  Coastal residents find all sorts of paper and plastic Americana blowing up on their beaches.  Still, the radar shows nothing, and despite the foreboding of a few climatologists, Louisiana’s plans for a celebration on the levee press onward.  Then, all of a sudden, out of nowhere, a series of red bands appear on radar, and a veritable arsenal of fireworks are blown back out of the night towards the assembled masses, followed by a gush of water up the Mississippi that overflows the levee, flooding the festivities, and leaving our heroes struggling to escape