MILTON, Ky. — Milton residents continue to repair their homes and community after Thursday’s EF-2 tornado.

Moments before the tornado struck, Bryan Parker and some of his employees were working outside in front of the B&N Land Management shop.

“We made it to my dad's basement with seconds to spare," said Parker, owner of B&N Land Management. "According to my camera, we were there a minute (and) thirty seconds before the tornado hit my house."

As owner of a clearing company, Parker said he has cleaned up tornado damage before, but this was the first time the destruction had reached his doorstep.

“The way it's looking, the house with the water damage and everything is probably going to be a total loss," he said. "So I really don't know what we're going to do if that's the case. Maybe buy a temporary house, rent a house, something."

Everything he owns, he said, is “pretty beat up,” but his family, friends and neighbors are safe.

“(The) first step is just try to get some normality out of this, where you don't wake up every day and it looks like a bomb went off,” Parker said.

Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., toured the damages Saturday in the Trimble County town. He said power is back on for all but 344 people, and a little more than 100 displaced people are staying at General Butler State Park. 

“Our communities need to wrap their arms around them knowing folks have just been through trauma," Beshear said. "Some of them may have lost everything, having to replace things as important to us as marriage certificates or other important documentation and then figuring out where (they'll) stay tomorrow night and the night after."

Parker's clearing company is donating $500 worth of work to anyone in the area who is needing help and equipment.

“Once we get our stuff situated, I plan on trying to start helping people get some normality, where they can wake up and not be so stressed out,” Parker said.

The National Weather Service (NWS) said the tornado lasted for more than 18 miles and caused two injuries.