Cleanup efforts underway in the village of Unity after an EF1 tornado touched down Tuesday night (2024)

Communities across central Wisconsin unite in natural disaster recovery efforts in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024. An EF1 tornado tore through the area the previous night before touching ground in the small town.

The Andreshaks lose a treasured 100-year-old tree at their three generations-owned property right off Country Road N on May 22, 2024. An EF1 tornado tore through the area the previous night, causing damage to multiple properties along Country Road N out toward Unity, which faced the brunt of the tornado.

Bill and Anne Bonsall were scared by the white sheet of rain as the wind of the storm careened trees and debris across their property on Country Road N on Tuesday night but were in much higher spirits the following morning on May 22, 2024. Despite the loss of power and a broken window on the second floor, their house suffered no damage internally. Wednesday, as they exit their house for the first time, they do not let any weather get in the way of Anne’s appointment she has at the beauty parlor.

Metal roofs hang by a bolt and sheds crush gardens right off Country Road N in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024. An EF1 tornado tore through the area the previous night, causing damage to multiple properties along Country Road N out toward Unity, which faced the brunt of the tornado touchdown with 100-plus mile-per-hour winds.

Bill and Anne Bonsall were scared by the white sheet of rain as the wind of the storm careened trees and debris across their property on Country Road N on Tuesday night but are in much higher spirits the following morning on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Despite the loss of power and a broken window on the second floor, their house suffered no damage internally. As they exit their house for the first time Wednesday, they do not let any weather get in the way of Anne’s appointment she has at the beauty parlor.

Anne Bonsall uses a piece of debris from her home to cross the branches of the pine tree that landed inches from her and her husband's home during a storm the previous night in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024. “I haven’t seen the damage from the outside yet,” Anne mentioned as she made her way to her garage to get her proper cane.

Bill Bonsall looks at the damage across his property off Country Road N in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024. An EF1 tornado tore through the area the previous night, causing damage to multiple properties along Country Road N out toward Unity, which faced the brunt of the tornado touchdown with 100-plus mile-per-hour winds.

A barrel smashed into a barn garage door, smashing the work tools of Bill Bonsall during a storm at his property on May 21, 2024.

The Bonsalls' empty silos lost their roofs during a storm from on May 21, 2024.

Anne Bonsall talks to someone on the phone next to the pine tree that landed inches from her and her husband's home during a storm the previous night, on May 22, 2024.

Bill Bonsall helps his wife Anne Bonsall to their truck on Country Road N. The couple is in much higher spirits the morning after the storm on May 22, 2024.

The Bonsalls' largest tractor sits mostly unharmed from a storm the previous night besides the debris of its shed settled overtop at Bonsalls' property on May 22, 2024.

Communities across central Wisconsin unite in natural disaster recovery efforts in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024. An EF1 tornado tore through the area the previous night before touching ground in the small town.

Communities across central Wisconsin unite in natural disaster recovery efforts in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024. An EF1 tornado tore through the area the previous night before touching ground in the small town.

Communities across central Wisconsin unite in natural disaster recovery efforts in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024. An EF1 tornado tore through the area the previous night before touching ground in the small town.

Communities across central Wisconsin unite in natural disaster recovery efforts in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024. An EF1 tornado tore through the area the previous night before touching ground in the small town.

Former Unity Village President Josh Bauer had been up since midnight and took the day off work to help his friends recover from the EF1 tornado that hit Unity, Wis., on May 21, 2024.

Unity resident Taylor Young picks up debris infront of her and her boyfriend’s home in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024.

Unity resident Kyle Guralski picks up fencing on May 22, 2024. Debris scattered his yard in the damage of the EF1 tornado that ripped through the town of Unity, Wis., the night before. Although he was not home when the tornado threw a tree into his car and home, his neighbors helped corral his two dogs into a safe location.

Communities across central Wisconsin unite in natural disaster recovery efforts in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024. An EF1 tornado tore through the area the previous night before touching ground in the small town.

Unity resident Taylor Young picks up debris at her and her boyfriend’s home in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024.

Tom Danen, of Danen Tree Services, LLC. in Medford, Wis., donates his time and woodchipper to natural disaster recovery efforts in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024.

Tom Danen, of Danen Tree Services, LLC. in Medford, Wis., donates his time and woodchipper to natural disaster recovery efforts in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024. Danen came to Unity right after the storm the previous night and began tree removal from the streets, only stopping to sleep a few hours before returning to work.

Communities across central Wisconsin unite in natural disaster recovery efforts by bringing food to the Unity Memorial Hall in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024.

Al Falkowski, of Marathon, Wis., uses his chainsaw to take care of a felled tree across the rusted train tracks in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024.

Al Falkowski, of Marathon, Wis., uses his chainsaw to take care of a felled tree across the rusted train tracks in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024.

Many trees lie uprooted in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024. An EF1 tornado tore through the area the previous night before touching ground in the small town.

Communities across central Wisconsin unite in natural disaster recovery efforts in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 20244. An EF1 tornado tore through the area the previous night before touching ground in the small town.

Communities across central Wisconsin unite in natural disaster recovery efforts in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024. An EF1 tornado tore through the area the previous night before touching ground in the small town.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers visits during natural disaster recovery efforts in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024.

Communities across central Wisconsin unite in natural disaster recovery efforts by bringing food to the Unity Memorial Hall in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024.

Communities across central Wisconsin unite in natural disaster recovery efforts in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024. An EF1 tornado tore through the area the previous night before touching ground in the small town.

Metal roofing from the local cold storage facility wraps the trees in Unity, Wis., on May 22, 2024. Truckers raced against the clock to save as many of the perishable goods as they could.