STL tornado victim gets new roof, chimney repair

ST. LOUIS – FOX 2 News continues to follow tornado victims as they recover from the May 16 tornado that ravaged north St Louis.

We met Carol Johnson, who lives on Adelaide, right after the storm when she had major roof damage and water was leaking in. We touched base with her a month later.

Now, even more rain water has seeped in and has caused her ceilings to collapse. We connected Johnson with Jake Wheeler of the 100 Roofs Project. He tarped Johnson's home that very day.

Since then, he has walked through the bid process with her as she had no insurance. Now, Carol has a new roof and her chimney is repaired. It was time to get all of her black mold-damaged belongings out before work can be done to rip out the moldy walls.

Volunteers showed up and worked with Carol's family to go through four generations of belongings and decide what to throw away and what to keep.

Many tornado victims are going through this stage of the recovery process. For Carol, it will likely be a year or more before she can get back into her home. She is still in a hotel thanks to the Urban League.

There are many ways to help with grassroots organizations who are looking for volunteers to show up on a Saturday and help clean out someone's home.

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