Spring Storms 2008

UMCOR Responds to Hurricane Gustav
September 2, 2008—After a weekend of preparations and evacuations, communities throughout LA and in parts of MS and FL took a direct hit from Hurricane Gustav and have experienced extensive damage.

UMCOR Prepares for Hurricane Gustav
August 29, 2008—On this third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall, Gulf Coast residents find themselves preparing for yet another major hurricane.

UMCOR Responds to Florida Storm
August 23, 2008—UMCOR is working closely with the Florida Conference. An emergency grant is on its way and early response teams are on the ground in Glades County.

Iowa Training Addresses Spiritual and Emotional Care for Flood Survivors
August 12, 2008—While the energies of many United Methodists in the Midwest are focusing on cleaning up water-soaked homes, others recognize that recovery from the devastating flooding in the summer of 2008 will mean more than mucking out and rebuilding.

Indiana Floods Leave Behind Long-Term Needs
August 1, 2008—When Asbury United Methodist Church in Columbus, Ind., started sending work teams to Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina, its members never realized they would one day need the same kind of help.

Missouri Towns Begin Long-Term Recovery Efforts
July 10, 2008—Dawn Martin pointed out one flooded home after another in Winfield and Foley, Missouri. "One of 'my kids' lives there," she said, sadly.

UMCOR Presence is 'Sign of Hope' in Midwest Floods
July 1, 2008—Marcia Young looked left, then right, at piles of household debris as her minivan crept down Main Street in this small farming community.

Church Looks to Pinpoint Iowa Flood Relief Response
June 19, 2008—As waters began to recede in central Iowa and the shock of a second "500-year flood" in 15 years became a numbing reality, the focus was shifting from the rescue phase to relief and long-term recovery.

UMCOR Prepares Assistance as Flooding Continues in Midwest
June 17, 2008—As the effects of flooding and tornadoes continue to unfold in ten states in the Midwest, UMCOR is working with Annual Conference partners to respond.

Floods Affect Thousands in Indiana
June 12, 2008—As powerful storms continue to sweep through areas across the middle of the US, and flood waters rise, residents in Indiana are anticipating a clean-up of historic magnitude.

UMCOR Responds to Spring Storms
May 28, 2008—In less than a week, violent weather struck communities from the Rocky Mountains through the Upper Midwest.

UMCOR Responds to Active Tornado Season
May 13, 2008—Tornadoes and severe storms raced across the mid-South Saturday evening, May 10, carving up towns throughout the region. Reports indicate that 27 persons died in the storms.

Flood Buckets Supply Cleaning Items and Encouragement
May 9, 2008—When Dee Montgomery went into her Watseka, Illinois home after flooding in January and February, 2008, she didn’t know where to begin. That is, until fellow United Methodist Diann Peabody came by with a flood bucket.

Multiple Tornadoes Destroy Parts of Virginia
April 30, 2008—As many as eight tornadoes ripped up parts of central and southeastern Virginia on Monday, April 28.

Arkansas Takes Another Pounding
April 8, 2008—In a state already reeling from tornadoes, ice storms and flooding, a night of powerful tornadoes blew through Little Rock, Ark. on Friday, April 4.

Early Response Teams Secure Homes After Tornadoes in South Carolina and Georgia
April 4, 2008—UMCOR-trained Early Response Teams (ERTs) were busy with tarps and chain saws across a wide region of North Georgia and South Carolina in the week following severe storm systems that moved through on March 15.