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The Unknown Storm

            In mid-to-late August, my parents and I were watching the Weather Channel. We heard that there was an incoming storm developing around the Atlantic heading to Florida. My parents told me that I didn't need to worry about anything because it was going to dissipate when it when impacted Florida. My dad is always to give people false facts and my mom always thinks my is right, supporting his false predictions. I always fall into their false predictions and assumption because I was a gullible little brat. .
             I was just ten years old and I was always excited when I heard that there a chance that a storm was developing, but also nervous if the major storm path was heading our way. I've always been bipolar about these kind of situations and things. School had just started for me, just for two or three weeks. I really liked my classmates for the first time. We never knew that a tropical storm such as this one would recapitalize and turned into a major hurricane after crossing through Florida. This was when I knew my parents false facts could never ever to be trusted again. The major hurricane was only two or three days away from causing massive disaster to a couple of states. This massive destruction had winds of 145 plus and the news anchor said that his major hurricane was going to be the largest sized hurricane in history. Nobody would know this unthreatening massive destruction could be so horrific and terrifying just looking at the moment and size of it on television. Most of these people in New Orleans are stubborn. Kathleen Blanco, our governor, demanded a mandatory evacuation for the city of New Orleans. .
             When my parents heard that on the news they still took awhile to make their decision, which made me nervous and freaked me out like a little girl. They thought the storm was not going to be a factor when it got close to land. But I knew if we didn't leave soon it would be difficult to get out of the city.


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