Hurricane Sally

Hurricane Sally

Maggie Fryman, Staff Writer

Hurricane Sally was a category two hurricane, a category two hurricane has winds up to ninety-six to one hundred and ten miles per hour winds. The damage could be severe, but not as severe as Hurricane Patricia was. Damage may include well-constructed frame homes that could sustain major roof and siding damage. As of September eighteenth of two thousand twenty hundred people were still without power along the Alabama Coast and Florida Panhandle. Two people in Alabama were reported deaths caused by drowning, in Florida authorities were looking for a missing kayaker that was feared dead. This hurricane was obviously very traumatizing for many. At least three hundred people were rescued, Hurricane Sally made landfall at about five am central time over the Gulf Shores of Alabama. The hurricane left multiple trees in the road, multiple families without homes, without their belongings, and some even without ever seeing their family members again. The surging water hit more than five feet in Pensacola, Florida. I did not know nor have anyone to interview that had been somewhere when a hurricane had occurred, so I decided to ask Crystal Gibson a few questions based on what she would do if she were to be somewhere when a hurricane would occur. I asked Crystal Gibson a series of questions, the first question being how would you prepare you and your family for a hurricane? She said ¨I am not totally sure how to answer. I know I would get to the farthest away from where it is really hitting, I may even head back home to Kentucky. I could not tell you what I would be feeling because I am not totally sure myself but I know for a fact I would panic but try to stay calm so that I don’t overwhelm myself or my family.¨ I agree, I would not know how to act and would try to head home to Kentucky as quickly as possible. My prayers go out to those families still suffering from Hurricane Sally.