We were sitting in the library watching a  movie.  Relaxing.  Suddenly the wind whipped up and shutters began banging.  We put our movie on pause and headed off to batten down the hatches.  This 5,000 square foot two story house comes with lots of windows and doors.  Five minutes later the first drops of rain began falling, and the door bell rang.  Joseph decided to arrive ten minutes early for work.  Wise decision.  Strong winds always precede rain here in this tropical rain forest where we live.  In fact, that's the only time we have wind.  Forget windmills.  They wouldn't work here.  And kites are a waste of time.  Joseph  joined in the task of closing all shutters, windows, and doors.  Soon we were snug and safe and we returned to our movie.  Fortunately the electricity did not go off, though water has been off all day long.  Rain generally falls late in the afternoon or at night.  We have wonderful thunderstorms and torrential downpours.  But since the wind generally proceeds the rain, we have advance warning and can grab cloths off the line and close the house.