>> they were. >> reporter: i'm no sorry. >> yeah. i was ducked down in that hallway through that doorway right there. >> reporter: about what time? >> 9:30 when it hit. i was in the dining room doing something. the lights went out, and i heard it coming. and i jumped in the hallway, ducked down. my ears started popping, and then it hit. the walls on the other side are all blown out. and i stayed there at night, too. >> reporter: i must say i've done this for a very long time, and that man literally brought me to tears this afternoon. i'm telling you, everywhere you look you're going to see destruction. you can probably hear in the background all the chain saws that are going just to stop some of these limbs from causing any more damage around here. also, take a look at just this one house beside us.