Natural disasters are meant to cause destruction and to break thing apart. Sometimes
             they end up bringing people together. In September of 1996 Hurricane Fran swept
             through my town with the power of mother nature behind it all the way. Fran brought
             winds that reached speeds of close to 100 miles per hour, tornadoes, and golf ball sized
             hail. Needless to say that this storm did a lot of damage. All over the town people did
             not have any power, could not use their water. I remember how dark everything was
             without any light. I was scared but also kind of excited because I had never been in a
             hurricane before. The thing that scared me the most was the possibility that I would not
             have a house when I woke the next morning.
             As my family sat in the living room everything was silent except for the loud
             claps of thunder and the howling wind. I peered out of the window looking at the clouds
             speeding across the sky frequently being lit up by the bright flashes of lightning. As I
             looked out the window I noticed that a 110 foot tall poplar tree was slowly making its
             way down to my roof. I told my step-dad about the tree and he decided it would be best
             if we did not stay in the house. So we made a break for our cars and drove to my
             step-dad's shop which was only two miles away. The drive did not take two minutes, it
             seemed more like ten because of the rain and wind we encountered while on the road.
             That night I could not sleep. I stayed up and watched the storm devastate the town. I
             never in my life have ever seen such an example of raw natural power. The storm
             seemed like a giant hand that just picked up objects and threw them across the street, and
             took trees and bent them like they were no more than wet pasta noodles.
             Well that next morning is one I will not forget. I walked out the building I was in
             to the sight of downed trees and power lines. I even saw cars that were eithe...