CLEANUP
CLEANUP EFFORTS-- STILL UNDERWAY IN JEFFERSON CITY-- AS THE CITY TRIES TO RECOVER
>>
>> YOU'RE
>> YOU'RE WATCHING 5 ON YOUR SIDE AT 6:00.
>> THE CITY TRIES TO RECOVER
FROM AN MASSIVE EF3 TORNADO
THAT TORE 4@THROUGH THE CAPITAL
CITY LESS THAN 48 HOURS AGO.
GOOD EVENING, I'M MORGAN YOUNG.
>> AND I'M CASEY NOLEN.
THANKFULLY THAT DAMAGE DID NOT
INCLUDE ANY DEATHS.
5 ON YOUR SIDE HAS TEAM
COVERAGE FROM JEFFERSON CITY.
ABBY LLORICO 4@SPOKE WITH AMERE
AS CREWS SCRAMBLED TO GET POWER
RESTORED BUT WE BEGIN WITH
BRANDON MERANO WHO IS IN ONE OF
RESTORED BUT WE BEGIN WITH BRANDON MERANO WHO IS IN ONE OF@
THE HARDEST HIT AREAS.
AND I UNDERSTAND YOU SPOKE TO A
WOMAN WHO WAS IN THE BATHROOM
AS 4@THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN.
>> Reporter: I DID.
AND IT'S REALLY AN UNBELIEVABLE
SIGHT HERE IN JEFFERSON CITY.
WE ARE ON THE CORNER OF STADIUM
BOULEVARD, JUST OFF OF DOWNTOWN
RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE HIGH
SCHOOL HERE4@.
SCHOOL HERE4@. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE FENCING
SCHOOL HERE4@. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE FENCING@
HERE, THAT'S FROM THE STADIUM
RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET AND WE
ARE ACTUALLY ON THE FRONT PORCH
OF AMANDA MORRIS' HOME4@.
YOU CAN SEE THE SIGN HERE THAT
SAYS UNSAFE BECAUSE SHE HAS A
MISSING ROOF.
MISSING ROOF. SHE GAVE US PERMISSION TO SHOW
YOU GUYS INSIDE HER HOME AND
YOU DON'T NEED A SIGN 4@TO SEE
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. I
THIS. I MEAN, THIS IS HER ROOF, 4@THI
IS HER LIVING ROOM, HER COUCH.
ALL OF HER THINGS JUST
SCATTERED ABOUT FROM THAT
TORNADO.
TORNADO.
TORNADO. BUT MORRIS WAS ACTUALLY INSIDE
HER BEDROOM HERE.
THIS IS ONE OF HER DOORS, SHE
SAID SHE 4@WAS RIGHT HERE WHEN
THAT TORNADO HIT.
>> I SAT ON 4@THE 4@FLOOR AND H
ONTO 4@THE TUB AND WATCHED AS I
RIPPED MY ROOF OFF.
>> IT'S A SIGHT AMANDA MORRIS
NEVER THOUGHT 4@SHE WOULD SEE.
>> YOU COULD HEAR IT AND THEN I
WAS ON THE 4@FLOOR.
>> YOU COULD PROBABLY FEEL IT 4@
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. >>
TOO. >> YOU COULD, YEAH.
IT WAS -- IT WAS TERRIFYING.
>> Reporter: EVEN THOUGH THE
TWISTER TOOK HER ROOF AND
RUINED MOST OF HER BELONGINGS.
>> WE 4@SPENT THE LAST TWO DAYS
SALVAGING WHAT WE CAN.
>> Reporter: SHE IS JUST HAPPY
IT DIDN'T TAKE HER LIFE.
>> WHEN YOU'RE IN 4@THE MIDDLE
IT AND YOUR HOUSE IS
ESSENTIALLY REMODELED WHILE
YOU'RE 4@IN IT, IT PUTS A LITTL
ESSENTIALLY REMODELED WHILE YOU'RE 4@IN IT, IT PUTS A LITTL@
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON HOW
YOU FEEL IN THE MOMENT.
>> Reporter: AND PUTTING A
WHOLE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON
HOW SHE WILL HANDLE TORNADO
WARNINGS IN THE FUTURE.
>> I LEGITLY 4@BLEW IT OFF.
LIKE I'M NOT EVEN WORRIED ABOUT
IT.
IT.
IT. IT'S
IT. IT'S FINE.
IT'S FINE. IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
WE GET BAD STORMS ALL THE TIME.
>> WHERE DO YOU GO FROM THERE?
>> I MEAN, I WOULD LIKE A HOUSE
WITH 4@A ROOF, MAYBE NOT SO OPE
CONCEPT.
CONCEPT.
CONCEPT. >> Reporter: NOW, OBVIOUSLY
AMANDA IS IN GOOD SPIRITS ABOUT
ALL OF THIS BUT THERE ARE
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE JUST LIKE
HER THAT NEED HELP AND THE 4@
UNITED WAY IS ASKING FOR
VOLUNT4@EERS, BUT HERE'S THE
THING, IF YOU WANT TO
VOLUNTEER, YOU ARE GOING TO
HAVE TO WAIT JUST 4@A LITTLE BI
BECAUSE AMEREN HAS TO CLEAR THE
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. THERE ARE STILL LIVE POWERLINES
HERE AND OUR ABBY 4@LLORICO
CAUGHT UP WITH AMEREN LATER
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. WHAT 4@DID YOU FIND OUT?
>> Reporter: THE TORNADO TORE
THROUGH THE HEART OF THE
CAPITAL CITY, ZAPPING THE
ENERGY OUT ALONG WITH IT; QUITE
LITERALLY.
LITERALLY. ALMOST 200 POWER POLES WERE
TAKEN 4@OUT BY THE STORM.
BUT NOW NEXT 4@TO MOST OF THEM
ARE FRESH NEW ELECTRIC POLES
READY TO GET THE POWER BACK ON.
>> WE WILL BE DONE TOMORROW
AFTERNOON SOMETIME.
AFTERNOON SOMETIME. YOU KNOW, FOR THE COMMUNITY, A
MUCH LONGER PROCESS TO GET 4@BA
TO NORMAL.
TO NORMAL. >> Reporter: EVEN WITH SO MANY @
LINES DOWN, WELL, THERE ARE
EVEN 4@MORE CREWS AT WORK.
TODAY THERE ARE ABOUT 300
PEOPLE WORKING FROM SUNRISE TO
SUNSET TO GET THE LIGHTS ON.
SOME CREW4@S ARE FROM AROUND TH
STATE, BUT FOR OTHERS THIS IS 4@
PERSONAL.
PERSONAL.
PERSONAL. >> THIS IS TYPICAL TORNADO
DAMAGE.
DAMAGE.
DAMAGE. WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT FOR
ME IS THIS IS 4@MY HOMETOWN.
THOSE ARE FRIENDS OF MINE.
IT'S DEVASTATING FOR ME TO SEE
THAT KIND OF DAMAGE THAT THOSE
FOLKS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL
WITH.
WITH.
WITH. >>
WITH. >> Reporter: DOWN LINES ARE AN
IMMEDIATE SAFETY CONCERN
BECAUSE THEY CAN POSE A SHOCK
RISK.
RISK.
RISK. PEOPLE TOOK A LOT OF
RESPONSIBILITY AND SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS AFTER THE STORM
PASSED AND THAT IS GREAT.
ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY, THEY
HAVE DRONE TECHNOLOGY HELP4@ING
ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY, THEY HAVE DRONE TECHNOLOGY HELP4@ING@
THEM TACKLE THIS MASSIVE
PROJECT.
PROJECT.
PROJECT. >> IT'S A MUCH QUICKER AND A
WHOLE LOT SAFER WAY TO ASSESS
STORM DAMAGE WHEN 4@WE HAVE THA
OCCUR.
OCCUR.
OCCUR. >>
OCCUR. >> Reporter: AMEREN'S GOAL IS
TO HAVE THE POWER FULLY
RESTORED TO JEFFERSON CITY BY
SATURDAY4@ NIGHT 4@BUT THEY SHO
BE 70% THE