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Although it is possible that the song is an allegory, the most likely explanation is a reference to Tropical Storm Allison. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Allison
Allison (which was not a hurricane) left significant impacts over King's X's home state of Texas, in which it "kept on hanging round" and produced monumental rainfall and flooding across portions of the state.
Although it is possible that the song is an allegory, the most likely explanation is a reference to Tropical Storm Allison. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Allison
Allison (which was not a hurricane) left significant impacts over King's X's home state of Texas, in which it "kept on hanging round" and produced monumental rainfall and flooding across portions of the state.