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The most destructive tornado in the outbreak occurred on the evening of May 4 in western Kansas, where about 95% of the city of Greensburg in Kiowa County was destroyed by an EF5 tornado, the first of the new Enhanced Fujita Scale and such intensity since the 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado.
In May 2007, Greensburg changed forever. An EF-5 tornado tore through our city, taking 10 lives, injuring many more and destroying 95% of the community. Some thought Greensburg was gone forever. But many dug deep to find a pioneering spirit that has helped bring Greensburg back.
On the evening of May 4, 2007, “supercell” thunderstorms formed across portions of the Midwestern United States, spawning tornadoes in several States. An intense supercell developed southwest of Greensburg, KS that evening, resulting in the formation of 12 tornadoes. One of
On the evening of May 4, 2007, a large and violent tornado struck the town of Greensburg, KS (Fig. 1). Approximately 95 percent of the town was destroyed including more than 500 homes and dozens of businesses. Eleven people died.
4 Μαΐ 2017 · Ten years ago today on the evening of May 4, 2007, the small town of Greensburg, Kansas, was nearly destroyed by a 1.7 mile wide EF-5 tornado, with a maximum wind speed of 205mph. Damage surveys concluded that about 95% of the city was destroyed, with EF-5 damage observed through the heart of Greensburg.
4 Μαΐ 2017 · As the monstrous tornado cut a path towards Greensburg, warnings from the NWS office in Dodge City became increasingly dire. The strength of the velocity couplet on the KDDC NEXRAD reached a level that has only been seen a few times on a WSR-88D.
22 Φεβ 2015 · GREENSBURG, Kan. (KSNW) — On May 4, 2007, Greensburg was hit by an EF-5 tornado that devastated the town, killing 11 people in the town and injuring 63 others.
