DENVER — On May 20, 2024, tornado sirens blared throughout the small eastern plains town of Yuma as hail the size of baseballs thrashed trees and homes. "Mother nature was brutal," said Keven Means. The storm lasted less than an hour, but by the time it was over residents were wading through ice-choked streets and the town of 3,400 was reeling. Means, who was born and raised in Yuma, is a local contractor, and has been working nonstop repairing homes since the storm.