SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Mitch Piles is like many of the homeowners in the Springfield area.
He needs a new roof, and more.
“The siding is just beat all the heck. It’s clobbered. My roof, I haven’t been up there, I figured it probably was [needing to be replaced]. I mean, with that size of hail coming in, you cannot avoid it,” Piles said. “The biggest piece of hail I saw was probably about the size of a pool ball. I just watched it and I was scared.”…