Rain Adds To Problems For Wylie Hail Victims

WYLIE (CBSDFW) - After a brutal hailstorm left homes pock-marked with holes earlier this week, Wylie homeowners found out the limitations of plastic tarps when heavy wind and rain gave the community another beating today.

Kevin Grimes and his family had hoped the worst damage was behind them after the hailstorm. They moved furniture into their garage to try to keep it dry. Then Sunday the ceiling collapsed when a new round of storms hit.

"We had to stop for a minute. My wife and I gave each other a hug and just said, we got to get back at it," Grimes said.

The family has as many fans as they can cram into their home trying to dry things out after hail took its toll just days ago. But that was just the beginning.

"We have water coming down our walls just today, so we're doing our best. We have it tarped best we can, but I don't think the tarps are as waterproof as we thought they would be," Grimes said.

Bill Booth's family took refuge in his kitchen, one of the few safe spots left after the patches covering holes in his roof opened back up.

"The rain started while we were in church, and we came home and saw water all over the place," Booth said.

Some took advantage of a brief break from the rain to get back on roofs and make temporary fixes, but many are reluctant to do too much now only to have the work undone again in the days ahead.

"As soon as they get three days with no rain, he can start 'cause he doesn't want to strip everything off of the roof, and then we get another rainstorm. It will just be worse," Booth said after talking to his roofer.

"It's very frustrating, and they can't really roof in the rain and the lightning and the thunder, so it's not like you have any relief coming tomorrow or the next day," Grimes said.

Some volunteer groups that were helping people patch up homes actually had to shut down for the day when storms made it unsafe for them to be up on roofs, but they tell us they plan to be back out Monday morning to start again.