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St. Louis, Missouri (Flooding) / 300 Meals Over 1 Day

St. Louis, Missouri (Flooding) / 300 Meals Over 1 Day

From late 2015 to early 2016, rivers in both Missouri and Illinois reached record levels after the area experienced almost 30 inches of rainfall. Due to flooding along the Mississippi, Meramec, and Bourbeuse Rivers, thousands of homes, businesses, and public buildings...

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Rowlett & Garland, TX (Tornado) / 33,968 Meals Over 7 Days

Rowlett & Garland, TX (Tornado) / 33,968 Meals Over 7 Days

Nine tornadoes were confirmed in Dallas and Collin counties on December 26, 2015. These storms left 11 dead and hundreds more without power and homes to return to. In the following days, the communities experienced extremely heavy rainfall and snow that furthered the...

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Coal City, Illinois (Tornado) / 5,510 Meals Over 4 Days

Coal City, Illinois (Tornado) / 5,510 Meals Over 4 Days

On June 22, 2015, a powerful summer storm including at least nine tornadoes tore through north to central Illinois. Coal City was hit by an EF3 twister with winds up to 160 miles per hour. Widespread damage impacted at least a quarter of Coal City’s residents: 55...

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