“It just started getting worse. I mean you could hear the wind, you could hear it. I mean it was terrifying,” said Meg Garrett, a Pearland resident.
Mother Nature showed her wrath in Pearland. Meg’s mother Kerri Garrett stood staring at the 10-foot-long gaping hole in their fence. “We still don’t know where part of our fence is,” Kerri said. “It’s just kind of one of those things.”Meg’s neighbors who live two doors were also picking up the pieces on Thursday. The neighbor’s shed ended up down the block. A mangled piece of it lay in Meg’s yard while the other parts were wrapped around her patio pole and at the corner of the block.“Heard the glass shatter and my ears pop!” Meg said. “I grabbed everything and I went in the bathroom.”“It’s stuff,” Kerri said.
As the rain came down Thursday evening in Pearland, crews were working to repair powerlines. Neighbors and church volunteers were helping homeowners pick up the pieces and families like the Garrett’s shared stories of grit, gratitude, and perhaps, a bit of good luck.