DAUGHERTY, Va.- Some people in Accomack County continue to talk about the tornado that swept through this past Saturday.
The county's public safety department said, luckily no one was hurt but the twister left a path of damage.
"I opened the back door and I told everyone, 'Come on, come on we've got to hurry up and get out of here because we might not make it out of here'," said Vontrell Trader who lives in Daugherty, where the tornado made its way through a heavily wooded area on Nedab Lane.
Trader said it was a sight and sound he had never experienced before.
"Just panicking and just trying to get out of here because everything was just cracking and everything is still cracking," he said as he pointed to his SUV buried in broken branches and a fallen tree.
"I'm just surprised that it didn't get the trailers," said Robert Pettit, whose mobile home is only a few yards from where the tornado ripped through.
"It's something to see in this little small town. I mean, this has never happened since I've been living here and I've been living here for 15 years and I ain't seen nothing like it before," Pettit said.
While people continue to talk about what mother nature brought them, the only other thing on their mind is how to get back to normal.
"Just trying to get everything cleaned up and everybody has got to work together," Pettit said.
By Monday, fallen trees and limbs that were scattered on the roads and streets were already picked up by the county.
However, taking care of any down trees and branches on private property is the responsibility of the owner.
An uprooted tree in the small community of Daugherty, Va on Nedab Lane. (Photo: WBOC)
