Special Investigation
Sustainability - Hurricane Visit
by Carmen (12)

These are the crab shanties in Crisfield, MD that blew down. The shanties are places where the crabbers get the softcrabs ready for the markets. Hurricane Isabel inspired Kara Middleton, Alex Lewis, Katie Twilley, and Divya Natesan of Grade 6 at Worcester Prep to write this poem about its many faces. Hurricane Isabel Category 5 Parents flipping School canceled 2 whole days (Whoo-Hoo) CNN 24/7 Ocean City Boards, sand Surging foam 20 ft. waves Intense winds Hurricane Isabel Category 4 Rehoboth beach Duct tape Bags packed Evacuation Trees Swaying Leaves twirling CRACK! BOOM! BANG! Trees down. Hurricane Isabel Category 3 Nanticoke More boards, more sand Landfall Water knocking on our door 3:00 am Evacuation Hurricane Isabel Category 2 Salisbury Flashlights, batteries Pantry stacked Crystals of rain Hurricane Isabel Category 1 West Ocean City No preparations Flights cancelled Little rain Singles falling Luminous clouds Hurricane Isabel Tropical Storm The storm that never came.