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Personal Narrative: Hurricane Katrina In Southern Pennsylvania

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In the year of 2012, one mischievous, dreary, quiet, and cold night Hurricane Sandy hit Pennsylvania and it brought over seven inches of rain in Southern Pennsylvania. Halloween had been postponed for everyone to the weekend due to 1.2 million people without electricity throughout the state. On October 29, a state of emergency was declared. This super storm caused all major roads and highways to be closed and the many people in low-lying areas were evacuated. Then, by October 31 families and their loved ones were able to return home, but the schools and certain jobs were still closed for more than one week. I remembered that Wednesday afternoon when I went out trick or treating with my friend for Halloween. My friend and I felt very frightened

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