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Rock Hill residents continue clean up after Saturday’s storms [Video]

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Kirk Douglas only had his home a year when a tree came crashing down, nearly killing him in Saturday’s storms. He joins those still cleaning up.

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Three days after strong storms battered parts of York County, clean-up is still underway.

The supercell thunderstorm produced winds up to 90 mph as it moved across the area late Saturday afternoon. The winds, which were the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane, toppled trees and damaged homes. 

For Kirk Douglas, who lives in Rock Hill, the days following the storm have been somewhat of a blur.

He’d only just moved into his home a year ago on Rockwood Drive before it was destroyed by a large tree over the weekend.

“I heard a crackling sound,” Douglas said. “By the time I heard it and got up, the tree had just fallen all the way in the middle, cut my house in half. It took everything I could to get out. I ran over to the door. I …

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