DDH_ICONS Tornado

Portraits from a Storm

To someone who’s lost everything, it can mean the world.

If you are experiencing emotional distress or other mental health concerns after a disaster, the Disaster Distress Helpline is here for you 24/7/365.

1-800-985-5990

For Deaf and Hard of Hearing ASL Users: Please text or call using your preferred Relay provider. For more resources, click here.

For Spanish: Call or text and press “2”. For more resources, click here.

Para Español: Llame o envíe un mensaje de texto al 1-800-985-5990 y oprima el número 2. Para más recursos, haga clic aquí.

In April 2011, storms tore across the South, and where Patty lived, there were 200 tornados in 24 hour span. While her home was safe, her heart went out to her neighbors near and far. She began picking up pieces of paper in front yard, finding everything from ultrasound photos to mail from over 100 miles away. Then she started posting what she found to a Facebook page, and in the span of a few hours, hundreds of other people were following her lead and posting the family memories they found as well.