<p>I know that some natural disasters happen during the school year and I just wanted to know how it impacted parents, students and teachers. what's your story?</p>
<p>also, if you were in the middle of applying to schools and if The aftermath of the disaster( you now have to live in a temporary home, couldn't officially graduate, ect) affected your grades, did you notify the college you were applying to?</p>
<p>It actually helped my family, because my husband was asked to perform quite a few structural inspections of houses that had been damaged in the hurricane. The economy was still really bad during that time, and he needed the work. He helped a lot of people get insurance money for repair work.</p>
<p>Last month, there was an earthquake centered around Napa Valley here in the northern region of California at between 3:20-3:24am. The city in which my university is located is about 50 min. away, but all I felt was moderate shaking. There were also those living away from the epicenter who said they slept through it because it was faint to them (the further you are from the earthquake, the less you feel it). </p>
<p>My university opened its dorms to displaced families after the May 19th tornado that leveled much of the OKC suburb of Moore. It was also breifly used as a base of operations in the immediate aftermath.</p>
<p>I was in a chemistry lab when it struck. My TA tried to get us to continue the lab, despite the blaring sirens. Fortunately my class and I ignored her and went to the library’s basement for safety. </p>