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KXXV-TV News Channel 25 - Central Texas News and Weather for Waco, Temple, Killeen | Storm clean up at local deaf camp
A week and a half after severe storms rattled parts of Central Texas the clean up process is still continuing.
Dozens of volunteers have been hammering away at Isaiah's Place, a retreat and camp for the deaf nearly 45 miles northwest of Waco in Whitney.
The camp was nearly leveled by severe storms that rolled through the area back on February 10.
Diane Frederickson, camp director and executive director of Isaiah's Place was out of town when the storm passed through. She found out the news by a telephone call.
"I was floored," Frederickson said.
Comprehending the damage was almost impossible as friends tried to explain the situation from nearly two hours away.
"You think you're ready for the buildings being gone but when you see that mess from the buildings having to go somewhere that was overwhelming," she added.
It's taken countless man hours to get Isaiah's Place functioning again. Volunteers have donated their time and energy to return the camp to normal.
Michael Cottrell, a senior at Texas A&M University spent Saturday rebuilding a leveled chicken coop.
"It was sad. This is a great place. They do a lot for the community. We wanted to make sure to come out here and help them get back on their feet," Cottrell said.
Frederickson says it will take a lot more time and a lot more patience.
"We'll be building all year I guess," she added.
The National Weather Service has surveyed the damage but has not determined whether a tornado or high winds caused the destruction.
A week and a half after severe storms rattled parts of Central Texas the clean up process is still continuing.
Dozens of volunteers have been hammering away at Isaiah's Place, a retreat and camp for the deaf nearly 45 miles northwest of Waco in Whitney.
The camp was nearly leveled by severe storms that rolled through the area back on February 10.
Diane Frederickson, camp director and executive director of Isaiah's Place was out of town when the storm passed through. She found out the news by a telephone call.
"I was floored," Frederickson said.
Comprehending the damage was almost impossible as friends tried to explain the situation from nearly two hours away.
"You think you're ready for the buildings being gone but when you see that mess from the buildings having to go somewhere that was overwhelming," she added.
It's taken countless man hours to get Isaiah's Place functioning again. Volunteers have donated their time and energy to return the camp to normal.
Michael Cottrell, a senior at Texas A&M University spent Saturday rebuilding a leveled chicken coop.
"It was sad. This is a great place. They do a lot for the community. We wanted to make sure to come out here and help them get back on their feet," Cottrell said.
Frederickson says it will take a lot more time and a lot more patience.
"We'll be building all year I guess," she added.
The National Weather Service has surveyed the damage but has not determined whether a tornado or high winds caused the destruction.