Like any long cross-country, a flight to Oshkosh can be complicated by weather and timing.
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Key Takeaways:
An EF-3 tornado caused widespread destruction in communities north of Oshkosh, Wisconsin (Appleton, Menasha, Neenah), just a day after the EAA AirVenture convention concluded, thankfully resulting in no reported fatalities or serious injuries.
The tornado brought hurricane-force winds, baseball-sized hail, and significant damage to trees, power lines, homes, and businesses, but its timing was deemed fortunate as it spared hundreds of thousands of AirVenture attendees and parked aircraft.
EAA AirVenture has extensive emergency plans for severe weather, including a "storm ready" designation, on-site National Weather Service staff, designated shelters, and transportation arrangements, demonstrating strong preparedness for such events.
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.
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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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