Inside the community shelters, fear and relief mixed in equal measure. Volunteers passed out blankets and hot drinks, while residents traded updates about missing relatives, damaged homes, and the eerie roar still echoing outside. Authorities’ voices over battery-powered radios urged patience and caution, promising that crews were already planning the long night of rescues and repairs ahead. As the storm slowly moved on, one question lingered in every whispered conversation: what would be left when the skies finally cleared?
THE NEWS about Al Roker’s health has broken our souls
