One month... that's how long officials at Kentucky Utilities say it'll take to restore power to Muhlenberg County.
The streets are littered with broken trees and transformers while many people are in shelters or homes with no power and limited resources.
As Sabrina Free and her family sit down for dinner, she can still recall hearing nearby trees fall to the ground.
"We have a large line of oak trees behind the house next door and we could start hearing those trees and it sounded like explosions in the woods," says Free.
After the whole county lost power, Free and her husband, Kelly invited three households of their family... a grand total of 13 people in all... to stay at their place since they still have a working generator.
"We told them all to come here because we knew we could keep them warm and we could cook some food," Free says.
Muhlenberg County officials need few words to sum up whats going on.
"A disaster, obviously," says County Judge-Executive Rick Newman.
There are numerous roads shut down, not by the police but by fallen trees and debris.
The county is just about out of gas to power cars and generators.
"My husband and brother-in-law drove for 2 hours yesterday until they found gas in Lewisburg and they got some gas for us and other neighbors who have generators," notes Free.
Newman says, the county is trying to help everyone it can, but he's spent most of the day telling people to pack up.
"We've made the suggestion, if you have family that lives somewhere that has power, get in your car and go there, and if you can't get there, we'll help you get there," he says.
The Free's and their guests say they have enough food and supplies stored away to last for a while, so does that mean they'll stay put?
"We will probably try to tough it out as long as we can," Free admits.
Friday, 400 workers from Kentucky Utilities will come to Muhlenberg County to begin working on the power.
The National Guard is also being brought in to aid the county.
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