Hurricane Irma

By Aidan Kemp

       Hurricane Irma is a category 5 hurricane that is barreling towards Puerto Rico, with wind gusts of 215 miles per hour (mph), and surface winds of about 180 mph. That’s about the winds of an Ef4 tornado! It is expected to make landfall in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic on Thursday, September 7. It might hit Florida on Saturday, September 9.  Expected damage could be: major floods, multiple tornadoes, and deaths of many people if they don’t evacuate. States of emergency have been issued in Florida.  If any West students have family or friends there, they should let them know they might need to evacuate.

The Weather Channel provided some information for this story.