WEBVTT BRETT: HERE IN SEQUOYAH COUNTY, THE EMERGENCY MANAGERS HOPE FEMA CAN HELP. RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE TRYING TO GATHER THE OVERALL TOTALS FROM STORM DAMAGE. IF YOU HAVE ANY COMING YOU ARE ASKED TO REPORT IT RIGHT AWAY. IN SEQUOYAH COUNTY, THE WORST DAMAGE WAS IN THE BLACK GUM COMMUNITY NEAR LAKE TENKILLER WHERE A TORNADO DESTROYED , SEVERAL HOMES, TOPPLED TREES THAT SMASHED CARS AND THE SNAKE CREEK MARINA WAS FLIPPED AND LEFT UPSIDE DOWN IN THE LAKE. BUT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ALSO CAUSED A LOT OF DAMAGE, DESTROYING BARNS AND FENCES AND SNAPPING POWER POLES. >> SOME OF THEM WERE CLOCKED AT 85 MILE AN HOUR. OUR INFRASTRUCTURE WAS PRETTY SEVERE. BRETT: TODAY PART OF EAST TAYLOR , DRIVE WS SHUT DOWN WHILE CREWS WORKED TO REPAIR MAIN POWER LINES. THE EMERGENCY MANAGER SAYS FEMA WILL BE IN THE AREA AS SOON AS THURSDAY, OR SOMETIME NEXT WEEK TO SEE FIRST HAND THE DAMAGE AND , TO ESTIMATE HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO FIX IT. >> WE CANNOT PUT A DOLLAR AMOUNT IT YET -- ON IT YET, IT’S GOING TO BE HIGH BECAUSE WE’VE GOT SOME BUSINESSES BLOWN AWAY UP IN THE BLACK GUM AREA, SEVERAL HOUSES DESTROYED. I FOUND ABOUT ANOTHER HOUSE YESTERDAY THAT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. BRETT: AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE DAMAGE HERE YOU ARE ASKED TO REPORT TO THE EMERGENCY MANAGERS OFFICE. OFFICIALS HAVE ALREADY DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE IN ARKANSAS DOES NOT MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR FEDERAL HELP. LIVE IN SALLISAW, BRETT