Hurricane Milton in Tampa, Florida.
AP Photo/Julio Cortez
- Natalie Schwartz, an early intervention specialist, bought a home in Wesley Chapel, Florida, last year.
- As Hurricane Milton tears through their neighborhood, she's now hunkering down in her new home.
- Schwartz said she could not sleep with the strong wind and trees falling over on her street.
This as-told-to essay is based on an 11 p.m. ET conversation with Natalie Schwartz, 24, who lives in Tampa's suburbs.