Hurricane Helene cancels three school days
By Kameron B.
Hurricane Helene affected many people in South Carolina. It caused trees to fall on houses, power to go out,, etc. It all happened on September 26-27, 2024.
This news is important because Hurricane Helene was a category 4 hurricane. According to NBC New York weather stories, a category 4 hurricane has max sustained winds of 130-156 mph and catastrophic damage will occur. Well-built framed homes can sustain severe damage with loss of most of the roof structure and/or some exterior walls. Most trees will be snapped or uprooted and power poles downed. This is one reason why we couldn’t go to school because it could mess up transportation and damage the school.
With Helene, lots of people didn’t have power, due to the hurricane. Many people didn’t have any lights, internet, water, and etc. The road was kind of difficult because the traffic lights were out of power so many people would have trouble on the road. Some people couldn’t even cook because they had no power so they would have to either cook on the grill or buy snacks or fast food. Some people had generators to have electricity. It was hard to get through but most people got their lights back on after September 29th.
A classmate in Airport High School, Julian B., said, “Tons of people lost their lives. We can rebuild the houses but we can’t rebuild the families”. He is saying that when houses get destroyed, they can be remade but when families lose their lives, they sadly can’t revive.
A friend in and out of Airport High School, Kingston H., said, “I saw trees on houses.” Trees uprooted and hit houses that were near. Trees were really a problem because of how close they were near houses.
Generally speaking, In Airport High School, students think hurricane Kirk or Milton is going to hit South Carolina and we might be out of school again. Other students think that there is no other hurricane coming to South Carolina so we might stay in school. Some students also think that the hurricane is going to be stronger. Other students think that it won’t be that bad and it would just rain.
Information from WLTX.com states that Over 519 homes were destroyed. Information from USAtoday.com on Hurricane Helene death toll is at least 181. Lastly, Information from WITX.com states that Part of South Carolina experienced wind gusts near 60-70mph for multiple hours.
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