A Time of Uncertainty
Story
This story was submitted on September 25, 2025 by Sydney Creech
- Title
- A Time of Uncertainty
- Description
- The night before the hurricane hit I thought everything would be okay. I’ve been through hurricanes before since my hometown is more towards the coast. They mainly dumped a lot of rain and that was the end of it. Therefore, I didn’t think this would be any different and didn’t really prepared. The school didn’t seem alarmed by it, professors just moved classes online for the day it was going to hit, and the weather station just said it would bring intense rain. The next thing I know, I have no power, no water, and no cell service. I didn’t know what was happening outside of my apartment other than what I could directly see. Trees were falling down, the rain was coming down in torrents, and the wind sounded like it would envelope us. Once the rain stopped, and I was able to go outside, that’s when I saw how bad it was. Roads had been washed away, trees were down, and homes were flooded. For the next five days my roommate and I remained without power, water, and cell service. We had to make the drive across town to campus for our first warm shower in days and this was also the first time I could actually make a call that wouldn’t immediately drop. Not to mention this was the first meal we had for at least two days. During this time of no power and water, with no access to the world around me, I was scared. I was scared for what damage was done to my apartment, what damage was done to the community, and how we were going to recover. I was a part of a large group of people that didn’t evacuate because I didn’t think it would be this bad. Afterwards, roads were closed off so I couldn’t really leave if I wanted to. I also didn’t want to leave. I didn’t want to leave behind my home and my friends who were just as bad off. It was a terrifying experience that I am immensely grateful to have gotten through. Our apartment had mold damage due to all the moisture brought by the rain, all of our food that was in the refrigerator had to be thrown out, and our cars were stuck in the mud. But this was only a fraction of what other people lost. People lost everything in this storm so I’m thankful that it only impacted me minimally. However, my heart still aches for those who lost their homes and family members. It aches at the fact that there wasn’t much I could do to help since I too was stuck. And it aches at the fact that we were totally unprepared for this natural disaster. It was a terrifying and isolating experience that I can only hope we don’t have to go through again. If it does happen again, I hope we, as a community, are better prepared.
- Spatial Coverage
- 123 Grandfather Vista, Apt 1, Boone, NC
- Date
- September 27th - Oct. 2nd
- Item sets
- Unknown
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