Campers could barely tell a difference, returning to a Morrow County camp, which took a pounding in last week’s storms, which included an EF-1 tornado.

Flying Horse Farms reopened less than a week after the storms felled trees, mangled cars, and cut short a week of camp.

Flying Horse Farms serves kids with special medical needs. Last week’s camp for children with heart problems was cut short, but the camp reopened Monday, registering campers with blood disorders and cancer.

For some kids, the return of camp was met with joy.

“I was like jumping over the house when my mom said you’re going to Flying Horse Farms this year,” said 15-year-old Connor McGee of Rochester, NY, who was checking in Monday afternoon.

McGee said he was looking forward to returning to camp after COVID dampened the fun the past two summers. He’s glad storms didn’t spoil this year’s fun as well.

Those strong storms blew through the camp last Monday night, forcing campers to shelter in their cabins. The camp cut the week short for about 50 campers the next day.

Fortunately, no one was hurt and no buildings were damaged, but the camp was littered with downed and twisted trees, mangled cars, and more.

“It was really devastating at first,” said Dani Wilkinson, mission director for the camp.

But Wilkinson said an army of neighbors, volunteers, and staff helped clear trees and get the camp ready for this week’s reopening.

“It was just really impactful to be surrounded by so many people who want our mission to move on,” she said. “So that's really why we were able to open, is because of the people.”