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Tracking the Eye of the Storm
The First "5" Rating on the new Enhanced-Fujita Scale
...and the first "5" classification since May 3, 1999 when an F5 tornado ripped through Moore, Oklahoma.
The May 2007 Tornado Outbreak was an extended tornado outbreak that started on May 4, 2007, affecting portions of the Central United States. The most destructive tornado in the outbreak occurred on the evening of May 4 in central Kansas, where about 95% of the city of Greensburg in Kiowa County was destroyed by an F5 tornado.The supercell killed at least 13 people including 11 in Greensburg and two in Pratt County by a separate tornado.At least 60 people were injured in Greensburg alone. It was the strongest tornado of an outbreak which included several other tornadoes reported across Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas and South Dakota that occurred on the same night. 25 tornadoes were confirmed that night.
The outbreak did not end there; a total of 84 tornadoes were confirmed reported on May 5 in the same area. Most were in open country but one fatality was reported in Ottawa County, Kansas near a county lake. Fourteen more tornadoes were confirmed on May 6 in the same general area before the activity subsided.Read NOAA Magazines full story here.
Tornadic thunderstorms seen from a sattelite prior to sundown on May 5th. Several overshooting tops can be clearly seen, indicating extremely violent thunderstorms.
Radar loop of the Greensburg F5 Tornado.The tornado was on the ground for 22 miles non-stop and 30 minutes. Maximum winds were estimated at 205 mph.
Resources on the Greensburg Tornado
1-The Greensburg Tornado Environment
2- Covering the Greensburg ,Kansas,Tornado by Dr.Greg Forbes
3-Greensburg EF-5 Tornado Damage from Ultimate Chase
4-High resolution Photograph of Greensburg, KS Wedge Tornado
