As a resident of Florida, “The Sunshine State” I can vouch that my state does not always live up to the expectations for the nick name it was chosen to represent. Not only are Florida’s meretriciously warm and sunny summer days part of its existence, but its days can often be filled with grave and horrifying thunderstorms. When these storms occur, natural disasters such as tornadoes and floods beyond belief rampage through our beautiful Floridian cities.
First of all, an estimated 47 tornadoes occur yearly in cities throughout Florida. In the summer time, (the months of June, July, August, and September), is when most of these uncontrollable forces of nature occur. I have had an eye witnessing encounter with a total of two tornadoes, one hurricane, and one flood in the 19 years that I have lived in Jacksonville, Florida. The first disasters I witnessed were the tornados. The first one evolved in a pond in the back yard of the first house I lived in. I was only an eight year old child at the time, and I was staring out of my sliding glass door overlooking my back yard and pond when the tornado began to shape itself. I looked in amazement as a funnel shaped entity made of wind and water arose from the pond. Luckily, the tornado evaporated before it could make its way to land and cause any damage. On the other hand, my other encounter was not as pleasing as the first.
This time, age 17 now, I was driving home from my morning computer class when I spotted the tornado. It had already transformed into its funnel form and it had connected with the ground. As I drove quickly to avoid the tornado, I noticed that it was tearing through houses and trees like a child tears through wrapping paper on Christmas day! It was then when I realized how devastating and traitorous tornadoes can be. Along with the tornados that ravished my home city, came vicious rains that filled the ponds and rivers throughout the town. Water gushed through streets and yards while people panicked and feared for their lives.
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The Great Ponds The story begins with Olumba as the elected leader to help find the poachers from Aliokoro. The men of Aliokoro had started to claim some of Chiolu's Ponds, therefore Olumba and his men had to act quickly. The plan was to capture some or all of the men of Aliokoro involved and the ransoms that they would be obliged to pay would help out the people of Chiolu. The man they had ...
Some people even had to paddle in rowboats to free themselves from the heavy currents. Rescue teams sorted out sand bags to stop water from entering houses. Our house was fortunate not to be harmed by the water but others were not so lucky. Water plowed through their homes and destroying almost every valuable belonging they possessed. When the waters calmed and the storms cleared the aftermath of this disaster was astonishing. The tornados and floods had left houses, land, and everything else it plowed through nothing but a pile of debris and rubble.
Natural disasters can not be explained or eliminated from the world, much less from the “sunny” state of Florida. No matter how beautiful and wonderful a place in this world can be, nothing can stop the dangers that the forces of nature can bring with them. In the events I have surpassed, I have learned to respect nature in every way, and I will never underestimate what the next day will bring.
