KENOSHA, Wis. — Severe storms tore through Kenosha on Thursday night, causing significant damage to homes and leaving residents displaced.
Lakeya Garrett's apartment off 28th Avenue was heavily damaged. She was sitting outside when the severe weather rolled through her neighborhood.
"We heard boom, boom and stuff just got to flying in the air," Lakeya Garrett said.
"I ran to the basement. I didn't look back," Lakeya Garrett said.
When she walked back to her bedroom, she found it destroyed.
"My anxiety instantly shot up. I was shaking real bad. And to right now, every time I go to my room, I get bad chest pains," Lakeya Garrett said.
"My anxiety keep going up. I can't even stay in my house. I'm sitting outside," Lakeya Garrett said.
Watch: Kenosha woman's life turned upside down after severe storms damage apartment
She is depending on her cousin, Leroy Garrett Jr., and others to help clean up the damage. They are sifting through the debris to find a locket containing the ashes of a deceased cousin.
"That was my cousin that passed away, and it's been hanging on my wall ever since I've been here," Lakeya Garrett said.
The damage extends beyond her apartment. Neighbors spent the day off 28th Avenue cleaning up, removing trees from roofs, and clearing scattered debris from yards. Off Washington Road, there is damage on the golf course and to homes and businesses.
We Energies crews worked Friday to restore power in the area.
No injuries have been reported. Lakeya Garrett and her family will stay with their cousins Friday. She didn't have insurance, so they have started a GoFundMe to help replace some of what was lost.
"We're going to count on God to get us through this," LeRoy Garrett Jr. said.
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