{"id":17557,"date":"2024-01-11T22:08:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T03:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=17557"},"modified":"2024-01-11T22:47:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T03:47:10","slug":"it-sounded-like-a-freight-train-bay-county-residents-recover-from-devasting-tornado","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/it-sounded-like-a-freight-train-bay-county-residents-recover-from-devasting-tornado\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;It sounded like a freight train&#8221;: Bay County residents recover from devasting tornado"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Residents in Bay County are working to bounce back from Tuesday&#8217;s storm that left hundreds without shelter. WFSU visited the area Wednesday, just 24 hours after multiple tornadoes ripped through it, and other parts of the Florida Panhandle.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8216;My home of 30 years is in shambles.&#8217;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Bay County resident Katrina Glass said that she was caught off guard when she heard sounds of deep rumbling hurling straight toward her home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve heard stories from my grandmother when she lived in Oklahoma,&#8221; said Glass. &#8220;It sounds just like a freight train coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Glass says her house once had a back patio deck, but the tornado ripped it apart along with the roof. Much like her neighbors, the only thing that\u2019s left of her home is the badly damaged roof and shattered windows from what residents say came from &#8220;golf-ball sized&#8221; hail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI heard it man, all you could is make a beeline for the door and that\u2019s where you just hunker down and pray. We\u2019re all in shock, we\u2019re all not here mentally. We\u2019re trying to keep it together, assess the damage, and sorta pick up the pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>A Slow and Painful Process<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Panama City community has begun assessing the damage. Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford says crew members are still clearing rubble and debris from the roadways and he expects power to be fully restored by the end of the week. With so many homes and businesses needing repairs, Ford says residents are becoming desperate to find licensed contractors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, here in Bay County, we are very versed on what happens after a disaster, and so the unlicensed contractor situation becomes a problem.&#8221; said Ford.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/cc\/ed\/d07a885a4a01abce31b061f809c8\/img-1539.JPG\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"The Panama City community has begun assessing the damage from a tornado that hit earlier this week. Crew members are still clearing rubble and debris from the roadways, while hundreds remain out of power.\"><\/p>\n<p>Contractors forging licenses is not the only problem the county is having during the storm\u2019s aftermath. The Bay County Sheriff\u2019s office received multiple calls Wednesday about looters targeting abandoned or destroyed homes. 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