Brandon, Wis. (WBAY) – The view from the air Saturday shows the damage left by what the National Weather Service now confirms as an EF-1 tornado.

It touched down in the Village of Brandon, in Fond du Lac County, Friday night just after 5:30.

The NWS storm survey team says that tornado lasted 17 minutes and left destruction over a four and a half mile stretch of land.

In its wake sat dozens of homes, now damaged.

Saturday, residents and neighbors cleared debris and helped one another clean up.

Chainsaws were a familiar sound all around Brandon Saturday, as residents begin to saw away at downed trees and haul out debris.

“We’ve been cutting up wood and raking and picking up stuff since about 7:00 this morning,” says Brandon resident Dennis Respalje.

“I got a lot of mine done. A bunch of my friends came over, and we pulled three of them trees out of there and hauled them to the dump,” says Rick Peterson of Brandon.

All the damage happened fast.

Trees that took decades to grow were shredded to bits in minutes.

Residents say they had no idea a tornado was headed straight for them.

“No warning. There was no sirens. There was nothing,” says Sheila Engel, who was home washing dishes when the tornado struck.

“By the time I went to go take a picture, it was gone. It was here and gone within a minute,” says Leah Washuleski.

As soon as the winds calmed, residents walked outside to see mother nature’s fury.

“It wasn’t until I came down off the deck that I realized how bad the damage was,” says Engel.

“Trees down. Trees down is probably the worst of it. It just makes a mess of everyone’s yard,” says Respalje.

“It could have been a lot worse. With the power lines down everywhere, the place could have started on fire,” says Chad Guell of Brandon.

Now the community is coming together to help friends and neighbors when they need it most.

“This type of community is that way. Everyone scratches each others’ back and helps them. It’s a great community. Brandon sticks together,” says Guell.

The Red Cross was also in Brandon, handing out water and supplies to those busy cleaning up.

“From what I hear, there was no injuries. It could have been… yeah property damage you can replace that, but thank God nobody was hurt,” adds Peterson.

And that is the good news. We’ve received no reports of any injuries.

Saturday afternoon, Alliant Energy reported all power was restored.