The Brief Survey crews confirmed an EF-3 tornado struck Appleton and Menasha, Wisconsin, with winds up to 140 mph. The tornado tracked 12.1 miles through western Appleton and downtown Menasha before reaching Lake Winnebago. Survey crews in Wisconsin have determined the tornado that struck Appleton and Menasha was an EF-3 level storm, bringing wind speeds up to 140 miles per hour. Wisconsin tornadoWhat we know:Survey crews have now tracked the storm directly through western Appleton, into downtown Menasha, before it went on to Lake Winnebago. Local perspective:The damage left behind by the storms was widespread in Appleton, Menasha, neighboring Neenah, and the village of Fox Crossing.