MILTON, Ky. — The Trimble County town of Milton is recovering after an EF-2 tornado hit the town Thursday. 


What You Need To Know

  • Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., declared a state of emergency and enacted price gouging protections in the wake of severe storms

  • An EF-2 tornado touched down in Milton, Kentucky, damaging homes and other property

  • Around 100 buildings were damaged

  • No deaths and only a few minor injuries were reported

Several buildings in the town center and to the east were hit the hardest. The governor’s office reports around 100 buildings were damaged, and only a couple of injuries were caused by the storm. 

Power crews remain in the area working to restore power, as strong winds uprooted power poles and disconnected several lines. 

Clinton Smith uses a chainsaw to cut up fallen tree branches after the March 14 tornado (Spectrum News 1/Mason Brighton)
Clinton Smith uses a chainsaw to cut up fallen tree branches after the March 14 tornado. (Spectrum News 1/Mason Brighton)

Clinton Smith, who lives in Milton, was not home when the storm hit. His two-story home saw significant damage. Parts of his roof were ripped off, and several windows were blown out. 

“It was quite shocking, to say the least,” Smith said. “The wind got underneath this part of the roof so bad, it blew the drywall off that room. And then when it did that, the pressure was so great, it blew all four windows out up top, blew the doors off the frame.”

The home’s second story saw the most damage.

“And this is my boy Logan's room, my youngest,” Smith said. “I’m supposed to have him this weekend, but I don't think that's going to happen.”

Smith’s neighbors were also in the damage path, as were most of the homes along Highway 36. 

taco_truck_milton_tornado_KY_0315 Edgar Barrera serves food for free to a group of linemen working to restore power to Milton, Ky (Spectrum News 1/Mason Brighton)
Edgar Barrera serves food for free to a group of linemen working to restore power to Milton, Kentucky. (Spectrum News 1/Mason Brighton)

About a mile down the road, Edgar Barrera was busy at work. Barrera, who has lived in the area for more than 20 years, is also the owner of Tiki-Tako Food Truck. He was serving freshly cooked food to linemen, affected residents and anyone else who was hungry free of charge. 

“I got a really good business here in my community, and I'm just trying to give back something,” Barrera said. 

No deaths were reported from this tornado.