MARSHALL COUNTY, Miss. -- Storms and tornadoes have passed. Now, the long road to recovery begins for many victims of last week's severe weather. In Marshall County, nearly 90 homes were damaged, leaving some students at H.W. Byers School in need of uniforms and supplies. It's hard to comprehe nd the damage in Marshall County. In the Slayden community off Hogan Road, house after house has been heavily damaged or destroyed. "Right in there is my bedroom and while we were down, you could hear the roofing blowing away," said storm victim Beverly Strickland. "It just sounded like wind blowing the roofing away and the shattering of the window. [After] a few seconds, it was over." And while the storms have passed, those close calls by survivors will never be forgotten. "I got in the closet. The wind blew my wife out of the bed and it just eased on out," said storm victim Freddie Mitchel-Hayes. "Had it lasted another second or so, we'd a been gone." While the recovery will take time, students returned to H.W. Byers Attendance Center. However, some students have been impacted by the disaster. "So far, I know that we have approximately 50 students who have damage to their homes," said Dr. Carrie Skelton, the Superintendent of Marshall County Schools. "And then we still have approximately 60 students that are without electricity." Parents are being encouraged to donate uniforms that their children have outgrown. Though the school system evaluates the needs of each student, they are clearing rumors that no student would be allowed inside without a uniform. "Our kids are our number one priority and we're going to allow them in school whether they're in uniform or not,' Dr. Skelton said. "This is a need that's possibly going to be more long-term than the next couple of weeks." One thing is clear: this devastation has brought out the best in people. At Slayden Baptist Church, the gym is stacked full of donations, with more coming nonstop. "I know if I was in this predicament, I would be so appreciative of all of this, knowing all the things we need to exist day to day," Roy Koerner said. Dr. Skelton said Marshall County schools have accepted some uniform donations, but will let the public know the exact needs. ...read more read less