Beginning late Friday night, strong winds and rain entered the Scott area.
Early Saturday morning, Scott resident Teddy Connor says he was laying in bed in his camper on D. Arceneaux Road, when he felt the camper begin to rock. He says he heard a loud noise, jumped out of bed, and noticed a tree had fallen and was blocking his door and window. He couldn't push the door open because the tree was pinned against the door, and he called the Scott Fire Department. Connor says they arrived on scene within 5-10 minutes.
Firefighters utilized rescue equipment and chainsaws in an effort to remove the tree, says fire chief Chad Sonnier.
Connor was able to escape the camper without injury, and he's thankful the tree didn't fall a few feet in another direction.
"If it would've been a few feet over, I would've been a dead man," he tells KATC.