Montgomery County residents unite to weather freezing temperatures and rebuild after tornado damage

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One resident said not only is she preparing the outside of her home but also repairing damages on the inside, such as her windows.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — More than 200 homes in Montgomery County continue to pick up the pieces after they were damaged or destroyed by a massive tornado nearly two weeks ago.

Now, with bitter cold settling in, neighbors are banding together to get through the week.

Home is a special place for Sheila Wright-Salazar.

“I’m grateful the people in the neighborhood take care of each other,” Wright-Salazar said.

She said she’s seen the generosity of her community especially shine as several homeowners on her street continue to pick up the pieces from the recent tornado.

“There was a gentleman on our [social media] page who said he needed blankets because his whole wall was gone. Everybody’s really come together. I mean people are like ‘Hey I need this’ and people [said] ‘I got you’,” Wright-Salazar said.

With freezing temperatures arriving in the Houston area, Wright-Salazar is not only preparing the outside of her home but also repairing damages on the inside, such as her windows.

“I’m worried about who else is out there and not getting help they may need,” Wright-Salazar said.

“We’ll evaluate those requests if they come in,” Executive Director of Montgomery County’s Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management Jason Millsaps said.

Millsaps said officials have been sweeping neighborhoods to check in on those who were impacted.

“We did drive-bys with the small business administration and our team checking in on stuff and just making sure the neighbors don’t have any needs,” Millsaps said.

Millsaps said they stand ready to help with any request they receive.

“The Commissioner’s Office is all banded together and surged resources to start picking up debris,” Millsaps said.

Millsaps said the most important thing is if you have damage or questions about your damage to ask them so that way they can put it on a list of things they need to address.