It's been a week since a powerful EF-1 tornado touched down in Grand Bend, and residents are still trying to deal with the aftermath. More than 8000 trees were toppled, causing extensive damage.

With downed trees on nearly every property, residents are still trying to come to grips with the sheer volume of damage left by Mother Nature’s wrath.

“I’m tired, I'm getting tired now, so it's been a tough week,” said McCormack.

Bob McCormack and his son have been working tirelessly to clear their front lawn.  Once a private forest oasis is now wide open and littered with tree stumps.

Most people’s insurance will cover any damage done to their homes, but the expense of removing thousands of toppled trees is now the burden of the home owner. Some are facing tens of thousands of dollars of damage.

“It’s crazy, absolutely crazy. What do we pay insurance for, they've done nothing absolutely nothing,” added McCormack.

Jack Murray’s roof nearly collapsed when trees fell into it. In total he lost about 30 on his property.

“I'm devastated. The first night we were almost in tears you know,” said Murray.

Some landed on his pick-up truck. Others caused so much damage five rooms were gutted and need to be rebuilt.

Lambton Shores Mayor Bill Weber says the town still has no official estimate on how much the cleanup will cost, but they're hoping the province will step up to help with disaster relief funding.

“We'll see whether we qualify for funding to help with the cleanup at that time and we'll just have to go from there,” said Weber.

But Ward Councillor Doug Bonesteel says with more than 400 properties affected, even more needs to be done.

“We just need some expertise and some resources that will help us come up with a game plan to manage this. We need boots on the ground to help, because if this isn’t' an emergency, I don't know what is,” he said.

Residents are being encouraged to take their debris to the Klondike Sports Park if they have the means to do so, otherwise it will eventually be picked up at the curb whenever crews can get to it.