EAA says it has received no reports of injuries from Saturday night's storms. [Photo: Leon Jackler]
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Wittman Regional Airport, site of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, was hit by a severe thunderstorm on Saturday, causing various damages across the grounds.
The storm resulted in downed trees, collapsed tents, vehicle and property damage, and some aircraft damage, including one EAA-owned plane flipping, but fortunately, no injuries were reported.
EAA leveraged early warnings from the National Weather Service and is managing the cleanup efforts, with good weather expected for the remainder of the event.
Wittman Regional Airport, site of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, suffered damage on Saturday after a thunderstorm front came through the Oshkosh area.
The front was part of a line of storms across Wisconsin. There are no reports of injuries. Several people sheltered at the EAA Aviation Museum during the storm; otherwise, people sheltered in place as they saw fit.
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