News 12 at 11, March 19, 2008

BATH, Ga.---Storm victims didn't have a lot of time to prepare for Wednesday's showers, but many are hoping the tarps on their roofs keep the rain out.

As Lee and Deedee Williams look out their window at the rain, they're glad to have a roof over their heads.

"I don't know how the house survived. I don't know what caused it to stay on the ground with all the trees getting pulled up," Lee said.

And something else pulled up: some shingles on their roof.

"A quarter to half of the roof probably," Lee said.

The Williams' are worried the tarp on the roof isn't gonna keep all the rain out.

"If it does that it's gonna be even more damage than what we have now," he said.

Lee says they're worried about mold, wood rotting, and valuables inside the house.

"Your photos, your furniture, everything could be ruined," Lee said.

They're going to keep an eye out to make sure the roof isn't leaking.

And they're not the only ones. Danny Roberts nailed down tarps while it was raining to help his grandpa, Julian Roberts, out.

"It'll just ruin the inside of the house, if enough water gets into it," Roberts said.

He's hoping no water seeps in because he's been through enough already.

"You just don't want to go through it but one time. That's enough for a lifetime," Roberts said.

And Lee Williams agrees, but says things could be worse.

"I guess you have to take the good with the bad and the bad with the good," Lee said.

He's just hoping for only good news now, and that means no more damage than what's already been done.