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Tornado Strikes Near Oshkosh After AirVenture

Destructive storm hits just 24 hours after EAA convention ends, highlighting critical emergency planning and narrow escape.

Like any long cross-country, a flight to Oshkosh can be complicated by weather and timing. [Credit: Shutterstock]
Like any long cross-country, a flight to Oshkosh can be complicated by weather and timing. [Credit: Shutterstock]
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Key Takeaways:

The devastating tornado that touched down Monday in communities just north of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, has generated a lot of discussion about the timing of the event.

The tornado touched down north of Oshkosh in Appleton around noon CDT and tore a wide path of destruction through the city and the towns of Menasha and Neenah.

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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