Kyle, age 11
Hurricane Isabel hit September 18,2003 in North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland. The category was two and the wind was 105 m.p.h. Debris flew around like Popsicle sticks. The winds were so super strong that a roof of a house flew off. Little twisters went all over the place and many trees uprooted. I was at home watching Isabel and it kept whistling at us like a freight train was about to hit us. The power went out about 6:00 p.m. It came back on at about 5:00 a.m. When we were cleaning out the shed, the power came on and we were excited. Many people lost power for up to a week.
William, age 11
September 18, 2003. Hurricane Isabel made landfall at 5:00 p.m. The hurricane had angry winds at 115 m.p.h. Super strong waves about 10 feet high pounded against the shore. The knocked some buildings down.
I was feeling scared as the storm got closer. My family drove to Harrisonburg and stayed in the Red Carpet Inn. We met some new friends in Harrisonburg. We came back three days after the hurricane and my mother was relieved to see the house was ok.
Devante, age 11
Hurricane Isabel did serous damage to Hampton Roads. The hurricane was read deadly. She took down trees, houses, fences, and hotels. The eye of the hurricane was a funnel shape. Hurricane Isabel was horrible. Our neighbor and my family talked about it until one o’clock in the morning. My friend spent the night with us. The next day, people in Navy housing got their electricity back. We were very lucky.
Shyrice, age 11
The power company worked to restore electricity after Hurricane Isabel. So many people lost power that we had to have power companies from all over the country help us. Hampton Roads had dozens of streets blackout. North Carolina had the most blackouts and a lot of flooding. All the lights in our house went out. Isabel destroyed almost everything except my neighborhood. I felt glad.
Hurricane Isabel caused us not to go to school for a week. A tree fell down on my car. Around my neighborhood, a lot of trees fell down and a there was a lot of water. 39 people died during the hurricane. I was lucky that it did not hurt me.
Ben, age 11
When Hurricane Isabel hit on September 18, 2003, I was terrified. We heard that it was heading near the east coast of North Carolina and Virginia. We left the hurricane and headed toward the mountains with my mom’s friend and my friends. We went to the Nights Inn, which is a hotel in Virginia. When we got back to my neighborhood, there were trees uprooted and belongings tossed around like Popsicle sticks. Cars were tuned upside down by terrible winds and waves. I saw a house split in half. In my neighborhood, my favorite tree fell down. The top of the tree was torn off and went into my friend’s backyard. The Midtown Tunnel flooded because they forgot to shut the gates. My friends had to come to stay at my house over the night for one week. The power went out over night. The power came back on at three o’clock in the morning. We were lucky because many people lost power for much longer.
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