Newberry County, SC (WLTX) - People says they had to act fast to avoid injury during Wednesday's apparent tornado that touched down in Newberry County.
The storm struck the area around 3 p.m., with the worst of the damage being near the town of Pomaria.
At one home, the twister ripped the porch of the house. Two young women inside say they heard the wind pick up, and scrambled to get to safety.
"We ran into the hallway and shut all of the doors, and I looked at her and I knew for sure we were going to die or the fire department was going to have to come pick us out," said Rebecca, one of the women.
She says the two huddled together to ride out the storm. She said even though it last a few seconds, it felt like 30 minutes.
"We had some extra hard hats that my dad used for work and we put them on and I went and check out the rooms," she said.
Another home had a concrete and brick wall collapse at their shed. Randy, the owner of the home says he's lived through three other tornados in that home but had never sustained so much damage. "At least my wife and I are fine" he said.
Sheriff Lee Foster says at least six other homes sustained damage but most of the damage came from downed trees. Folks were left without power. "This is an area that's known to have tornados, we often call it tornado alley" said Foster.
Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster says so far, there were no serious injuries.
