My name is Tyler Weiss a survivor of hurricanes Irma and Maria, two category 5 hurricanes that wreaked havoc in St. Thomas and the USVI's. I was 14 years old at the time of the storm, and living on the east side of the island. Irma started to build off the coast of Africa and looked to be coming right towards the USVI's, St. Thomasen people started to prepare for the storm we were about to endor. The hurricane was looking to be a category 2-3 when it was predicted to hit the island but just