The aftermath of a thunderstorm (with 60-mph winds) in La Crosse, Wisconsin, showing a parked car damaged by falling bricks from a nearby building.

~ MP 166, just east of Arena WI. Several hundred feet east of here is a bridge which marks the last westerly location where Black Earth Creek runs under the railroad. At that point it turns north and empties into the Wisconsin River. The bridge held but the flooding was such that it washed this portion of the railroad out.

On the evening of Monday August 20, 2018, and into the morning of the next day, a storm system moved across southern Wisconsin, dropping as much as 15.3 inches of rain in western Dane County.

Wisconsin & Southern Railroad's Prairie Subdivision follows Black Earth Creek between Middleton and Arena, a distance of about 19 miles, including 13 crossings. With the major flooding of the creek and low-lying areas, WSOR sustained massive damage to the line, including dozens of washouts and several landslides.

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Storm damage repair to the Robin Hangar at Cardiff Airport.

Beech trees that grew up in dense woodland don't waste energy putting out a lot of lower branches- they grow so tall and thin they become top-heavy after forestry thinning and prone to storm damage.

A couple shots from the events marking the reopening of the railway line between Dawlish Warren & Teignmouth with David Cameron paying a visit to thank the Orange Army and all involved.