One of the strongest twisters in North Texas on Tuesday ripped through several Rockwall County neighborhoods.
Officials said at least 30 homes were damaged by the EF-3 tornado. In an unincorporated area just south of Royse City, the Bent Tree subdivision caught the brunt of the storm.
Brooke Barnes was trapped in her bathroom protecting her 2 year-old-son while on the phone with her husband, Braden.
"It was scary, being trapped, but it looked like the roof over the bathtub was about to collapse so I knew we had to find a way out," she said.
Her husband said he could hear the house being ripped apart.
"I mean, I heard it all on the phone, and it was probably over quicker than you would think," he said. I heard my son screaming."
First responders rescued at least four people who took shelter in the middle of their homes but were unable to get out.
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The tornado ravaged at least 30 homes in Bent Tree.
But the Barnes said the storm spared what is most important.
"We'll take it one day at a time, and I'm sure there will be ups and downs, but the most important things are safe, and that's us," Brooke Barnes said.
