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iviy nome lermory in cmgiana was well known for being perfectly flat, and so katabatic winds were new to me. I was born in Great Yarmouth, David Copperfield’s town, where the only hill — officially named “Fuller’s Hill” — is 12 feet high. (Actually, archaeologists discovered that it is manmade, dating back to medieval times, when perhaps the townsfolk wanted to relieve the flatness.)
A katabatic wind comes when clouds form over the tops of the mountains, and warm, dry air is blown down the slope. By the time it reaches the foothills it has picked up speed, and increased in temperature by five degrees or more.
I have watched this happen once, when the rustling of the leaves awakened me. The tree swayed, the curtains moved, and a thin cloud hung over distant Skyline Drive, blotting out the stars. The whole process took no more than 30 minutes, and when it was over, everything was still and quiet — including the cuckoo clock.
Gales are a different matter. The winds roar through the gaps and over the hollows, leaving damage in their wake. I have seen trees snapped off half way up, with the trunk broken in a spiral fracture. The wind must have twisted the whole top off. On the hillsides there
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