Like any long cross-country, a flight to Oshkosh can be complicated by weather and timing.
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Key Takeaways:
A powerful EF-3 tornado caused widespread destruction in communities north of Oshkosh, WI (Appleton, Menasha, Neenah), but miraculously resulted in no fatalities or serious injuries.
The tornado struck just one day after the EAA AirVenture aviation convention, prompting widespread relief that the event, with its large crowds and parked aircraft, was not directly impacted.
EAA AirVenture has extensive emergency plans in place for severe weather, including a "storm ready" designation, on-site National Weather Service staff, and designated community shelters with transportation arrangements.
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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