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Personal Narrative: My First Hurricane

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Last year I experienced my first hurricane. It was incredible. Hurricane warning was announced for several days, so most people were ready, but I couldn't have imagined what would happen. The wind was blowing like crazy. The city was flooded. There was a lot of destruction. Then, all of a sudden, everything was calm. We were in the eye of the hurricane. That's the center of the storm. The calm lasted for about 30 minutes, and then the wind and flooding started all over again. No one was killed in the disaster, but many were hospitalized. I will never forget
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