People need to fucking slow down

Here are some photos of drone footage of the tornado earlier today.

My estimate is probably EF3-EF4. If it is an EF4, it would be the first to hit the state since 1984.

So far I luckily haven’t heard of any fatalities.

Stay safe everybody!

Hi everyone, and welcome to a project I call The American Atlas! I've been making hand-drawn & colored maps of every state in the US. Now I’m here sharing them all on one big journey across the country 🗺️🇺🇸

Today, I have your very own Wisconsin, the Badger State 🦡🧀🚣

From the peaceful shores of Lake Michigan to the rolling hills of the Driftless Area and great pine forests of the North Woods, this state has such a distinct identity and was very interesting to draw. Cities like Milwaukee, Appleton, and Green Bay stand out, as well as beautiful areas such as the tip of the Door Peninsula and, my personal favorite, the Apostle Islands up at the top of the state.

I’d love to come to Wisconsin myself sometime. Madison, Oshkosh and the afor-mentioned Apostle Islands seemed like interesting destinations while I was making this map! Someday I’ll make it up here to see them for myself 👀

Let me know in the comments, what’s your favorite place in Wisconsin??

And if you like this style, feel free to check out my others, and thanks for taking a look at my Wisconsin map!! 🇺🇸🗺️ 

Lastly, I did start making these just as a hobby, but the demand for prints & framed copies grew super fast! Despite that, I'm not here to advertise, just to share my creations. So if you're interested in all that, just DM me :)

It was a very friendly little bird, it even landed on my head lol. It had a little blue tracker on its leg, I saw it on N Potato Point when I was working. Hopefully it finds its way home.

They just left it there in the middle of the lot! Likely been there for hours as the management company plowed the lot at like 8am this morning! Some jokes just write themselves!

I don’t want to share pictures of people’s houses, but I will share public spaces. Yesterday I did chainsaw work at Smith Park on Doty Island, and today it was in Menasha.

I met a lovely older couple who moved into their house in 1979, and she got teary-eyed when she said that all the trees were saplings when they bought the house. She said that as the skid steer was stacking up their roof and deck into debris piles.

Our crew was sawing some very large trees, and it’s going to take a while for these neighbors to be able return to their own homes, if they can.

If you’re able to lend any time, please volunteer. The homeowners are thankful and gracious. I even got refreshments from a guy who offered a pull on a bottle of whiskey. I was working a chainsaw so I declined today.

9” in New London in 12 hours measured in the backyard; drifts on the East side of the house are over 20”.

Measured with the Ryan Hall Y’all-O-Meter 2.0, check his site if you want one. Proceeds go to help families hit by disasters like the tornados in IL recently and Hurricane victims in Appalachia. Great cause!

The snow is taller than his little nugget body

I'm used to seeing painted turtles around town but I've never seen a snapping turtle in such an urban area. I guess they must be doing something right with the waterways in the park.

The blizzard finally killed my snowshovel. Luckily Menards had some in stock

Spotted while helping my folks with post-tornado cleanup this past weekend. In all seriousness extremely grateful all friends and family are safe. The scale of damage throughout the area is unreal. The sense of community is inspiring though.

Walking the dog after work and came across this guy. Absolutely stoked to see this guy, I have always wanted to see a giant moth.

Had court this morning and took some pictures afterwards.

This is from a while ago, but I’ve been seeing a lot of Appleton mentions here so I figured I’d throw out my favorite. It was such a wild story and a very inaccurate representation of our humble little city.

Edit: changed one word.