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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.
Greensburg 5 years after May 4, 2007 will remain etched in the minds of many people, not just the citizens of Greensburg Kansas as folks from all over the world helped, in part, the rebuilding of the small western Kansas town.
The devastating EF5 twister hit the south-central Kansas town at about 9:45 on a Friday night, killing 11 people, injuring 63 and destroying more than 90% of its structures.
While the Greensburg monster is what the day is known for, the supercell responsible was an incredibly prolific tornado producer. As if the hit already taken wasn’t enough, the indescribable destruction also came the day prior to a major tornado outbreak impacting the same region.
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.
The Greensburg tornado that destroyed 95% of Greensburg, KS on May 4th, 2007 was the strongest of a 3 day long outbreak of tornadoes from South Dakota down to Oklahoma. That tornado alone caused 11 fatalities and numerous injuries, but 25 other twisters were confirmed on the same day.
Gardiner and the other citizens of Greensburg were faced with one of the most destructive forces on record. The tornado, which formed in the northeastern corner of the Texas Panhandle, moved slowly across Oklahoma, picking up strength. As it approached Greensburg there was intense lightning.
Greensburg Tornado May 4th, 2007. Up to 1.7 miles wide and with maximum winds of 205 mph, an EF5 tornado devastated the town of Greensburg, Kansas.
Friday night’s monster tornado, over a mile wide, was so efficient it looked as though a giant hammer had smashed Greensburg, population formerly 1,500. For perhaps 80 square blocks, old brick...
An intense supercell developed southwest of Greensburg Kansas around sunset on May 4th. After causing extreme damage in Greensburg Kansas, the storm tracked slowly northeast and eventually affected Barton, Rice and Ellsworth Counties after midnight.