Much like Moses leading the Israelites through the Red Sea, St. Kitts was spared the wrath of Irma and Maria which were swirling on each side. St. Kitts, on the whole, was very fortunate. I spoke with every employee about their experiences as they endured both storms one week apart. The first on the Atlantic side and the second on the Caribbean side. Most people had water forced into their homes, but not a flood. Several people said that water was coming right through the concrete. All said that they could not believe that Maria blasted them for 24 hours straight with driving rain and wind without a let up. The very next day they reported that it was calm and sunny like nothing had happened. A few employees had lost some shingles and that was the extent of the damage to their homes. Same at work were a couple of pieces of roofing had come off but no other damage. Unless of course you are talking about trees. Trees down everywhere. Palm tre