Well I suppose all of you have heard about the recent storms in the midwest.  I live in the portion of Wisconsin that has been crippled by flooding.  All the roads leading out of my town have been closed due to high water and water over the road.  Also a few bridges have been closed due to safety concerns.  Well on Sunday afternoon I went out to get some photos of the damage from Saturday's tornadic events and some of the high water.  I went out about 3pm and took some photos but not many because the rains started and this was such a heavy rain.  There is this golf course that has a river running through it.  The river was flooded and the golf course was completely underwater and nearing the highway.  When I went out for pics the water was far enough from the road to safely go by, well when these heavy rains started I decided to hightail it home.  Good thing I did because the water around that golf course was about a foot away from the road.  I got a few pictures to share.

This is outside the small town of Wonewoc, WI.  The area where I was standing to take this picture is now completely underwater.  I have never seen water on the Baraboo River move that fast. Too bad the cops couldn't give it a speeding ticket because it seemed to be moving faster than 45mph.

This was taken in Wonewoc as well.  The lady living in the trailer was not home at the time.  If she was the tree would have probably crushed her because that was her living room.  My aunt lives a few blocks away.  She told me today that she has 9 inches of water in her basement.

This is the house across the street from my friend Steve.  That tree was completely uprooted.  The people living inside the house could not get out because the tree was blocking their driveway.

This was a shredded tree in Wonewoc.  Notice all the gravel in the road?  They were doing road work about two blocks from where this photo was taken.  The force of the running rain water carried all the gravel downhill.

A tree laying across the roof of a garage in Wonewoc.

Some downed trees in the Wonewoc cemetery.

Another shredded tree in the cemetery.

A young tree snapped in the cemetery.

A tree downed laying on top of headstones.

Another downed tree in the cemetery.

An uprooted pine tree at the entrance of the trailer park in Wonewoc.

Another uprooted pine in the Wonewoc trailer park.

So those are just a few photos because of the rain.  I hope to get out tomorrow for some more pictures of flood destruction.  It is supposed to rain more tonight and will be heavy so I have no clue right now if I actually will get out. My dad had work at the casino in Wisconsin Dells last night and due to the rain we received yesterday afternoon and evening roads leading to his home were closed so he had to stay at the casino and work the morning shift because so many workers couldn't make it in for work.  Anyway I hope to get some more work done tomorrow.