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The tornado, known as the Greensburg tornado, Greensburg, or GT in later studies, tracked 28.8 miles (46.3 km) through the area, killing eleven and injuring sixty-three others. The tornado was the first to be rated EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita scale after the retirement of the original Fujita scale in the United States on February 1, 2007.
From May 4–6, 2007, a major and damaging tornado outbreak significantly affected portions of the Central United States.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 ...
Greensburg, Kansas — — 179 mph (288 km/h) An X-band mobile radar owned by the University of Massachusetts (UMass X-Pol) observed the tornado for roughly 34 minutes after its birth. Recorded winds "exceeding 80 m/s" (179 mph; 288 km/h) were noted roughly 1.5 km above the radar level. [31] EF2 June 5, 2009: Goshen County, Wyoming — — 271 ...
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The gallery below shows the three stages of development of a mesocyclone and a view of the storm relative motion on radar of a mesocyclone-producing tornado over Greensburg, Kansas on 4 May 2007. The storm was in the process of producing an EF5 tornado at the time of the image.
An example of a tornado warning polygon issued by the National Weather Service. A tornado warning (SAME code: TOR) is a public warning that is issued by weather forecasting agencies to an area in the direct path of a tornado, or a severe thunderstorm capable of producing one, and advises individuals in that area to take cover.
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SW of Greensburg: Kiowa: KS: 01:37–01:40 1.65 mi (2.66 km) 50 yd (46 m) Members of the Dodge City National Weather Service Forecast Office observed this tornado while surveying damage from the EF5 Greensburg tornado the day prior.