A brief tornado blew through the West Coast township of Rutherglen on Saturday, lifting a shed off the ground and throwing it into a fence.
Rutherglen resident Nelly Hofman said she and her husband were inside when the tornado hit after 10.30am.
"That morning was pretty foul weather ... then out of the blue there was a crack."
Their large wooden shed was picked up and blown 10 metres into a fence in front of their house.
The wind passed quickly but still managed to send debris "flying everywhere".