ALSO DESTROYED IN THAT STORM. CARLA. ALL RIGHT, THANKS, SARAH. 633. AND TOMORROW MARKS TWO WEEKS SINCE A DEADLY TORNADO OUTBREAK HIT OUR STATE, TAKING SEVEN LIVES. AND FOR MANY COMMUNITIES OF FOLKS THERE, THAT ROAD TO RECOVERY CONTINUE. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE NEEDING ASSISTANCE IS GROWING EVERY DAY AS WELL. WVTM 13 MATTIE DAVIS JOINS US IN STUDIO. MATTIE FIMA ON THE GROUND WORKING TO HELP DURING THIS DISASTER DECLARATION. CARLINE RIGHT. GOING DOOR TO DOOR. FEMA TELLS US THEY HAVE TEAMS IN ALL AFFECTED AREAS OF THE STATE DISASTER SURVIVOR ASSISTANCE TEAMS ASSESSING DAMAGE. A TIGER AND DALLAS COUNTIES WERE ORIGINALLY APPROVED FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE. COOSA ELMORE AND HALE COUNTIES WERE ADDED TO THAT LIST. LATE LAST WEEK, A SPOKESPERSON WITH FEMA TELLS US THAT WELL OVER 2000 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FOR ASSISTANCE. THAT NUMBER GROWING EVERY DAY. ASSISTANCE CAN INCLUDE GRANTS TO COVER TEMPORARY HOUSING AND HOME REPAIRS. SO THAT YOU CAN COOK FOR THE KIDS, SO THAT YOU CAN STAY IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT’S WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT. IT’S HOW DO WE HELP YOUR COMMUNITY GET BACK TO A FUNCTIONING SITUATION? A WARNING, THOUGH, TO WATCH OUT FOR FRAUD. BE ON ALERT IF ANYONE OFFERS YOU FEMA SERVICES WHO IS NOT IN FEMA