As threatening clouds loom down, Clyde Welsh, an employee of Tip Top Rides and Attractions, dismantles the "Starship" amusement ride in the parking lot of the Valley Fair Shopping Center in Appleton, Wis., May 11, 2003. According to employee Steve Downs of Sheboygan, Wis., the rides were shut down due high winds and threatening weather in the area.
Fallen white pines litter the Jonesdale, Wis., yard of Chris Rolli, May 11, 2003, after severe storms moved through the area overnight.