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and storm chasers reported that multiple vortices were circulating around the perimeter of the large, wedge-shaped tornado during its early stages. A short time later, at least two distinct satellite tornadoes, including a narrow rope tornado, were reported by local media and observed by multiple weather spotters and storm chasers. As the main tornado continued through rural areas, many trees were snapped and debarked, severe ground scouring occurred, and oil tanks were destroyed, with oil strewn across pastures and roads. It continued to grow in size as the very large wedge tornado approached the city of
Greensburg from the south. As the tornado crossed Highway 183 south of town, it reached its maximum width of 1.7 miles wide. Several farmsteads along the highway were damaged or destroyed, livestock was killed, and trees were denuded and debarked in this area as well. At 9:41 pm CDT (0241 UTC) the
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to their foundations, and ground scouring occurred nearby. Damage in this area was rated EF5 as a result. The tornado weakened slightly as it entered residential areas in southern
Greensburg, but remained violent as it directly impacted Delmar Day Elementary School, completely leveling a section of the building and flattening many homes nearby at EF4 intensity. Continuing north, downtown Greensburg was completely devastated by the tornado, with numerous businesses destroyed. Two schools, a
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The massive tornado continued due-north, following Main Street into the south side of
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America as a result of the same system producing continuous thunderstorms. There were two major reasons for the flooding: The storm system itself moved very slowly, having produced significant tornado outbreaks in almost the same places for three days. In addition, the
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and other businesses fell victim to the violent winds and were destroyed or flattened. A motel on the west side of town was severely damaged, trees throughout the town were completely denuded and stripped clean of all bark, and vehicles were thrown hundreds of yards and mangled beyond recognition.
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on May 4, 25 tornadoes were confirmed that day. That number exploded to 92 the following day (May 5), with many tornadoes near the affected area from the previous night. Most were in open country, but there were injuries in at least two spots in Kansas, and one death reported near a county lake in
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Greensburg tornado dissipated, another large wedge tornado developed north of town. This enormous EF3 tornado rapidly grew to 2.2 miles (3.5 km) in diameter as it moved northeast. Near the beginning of the path, two farms were destroyed at high-end EF3 strength, a combine was
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hours as the extremely unstable air mass precluded rapid dissipation expected with the loss of daytime heating which would normally be expected in the Plains. The last tornado of the night did not lift until shortly after 2:00 a.m. early on May 5.
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tossed 1/4 of a mile and smashed to pieces, farm machinery and irrigation pivots were destroyed, along with trees and power lines. Many trees were denuded and debarked in rural areas. The tornado crossed into
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was reported in the community and at least seven suspects, including four soldiers that were not part of the relief effort and went to Greensburg on their own, were arrested and faced charges of
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Walls, Natalie Kate (April 1, 2024). Kashem, Shakil (ed.).
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1023:Some of the worst flooding affected
915:affected parts of Central Oklahoma.
747:) in the northeastern corner of the
3040:
3013:
2909:
2829:
2670:"Riverfest Deals With Rising Water"
2667:
2320:from the original on April 18, 2016
2290:from the original on April 18, 2016
2102:
2077:. American Meteorological Society.
2040:. American Meteorological Society.
1917:
1635:from the original on April 28, 2008
1484:from the original on April 14, 2016
1344:
1317:
1154:Federal Emergency Management Agency
13:
2197:from the original on March 4, 2016
2084:from the original on March 4, 2016
2047:from the original on March 3, 2016
1905:from the original on March 4, 2016
1797:from the original on June 20, 2008
1496:
1320:"Greensburg Tornado Rated at EF-5"
920:May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence
14:
3795:
3131:
3016:"Animals Are Tornado Victims Too"
2989:"Red Cross Safe and Well Website"
2757:from the original on May 18, 2007
2484:from the original on June 5, 2007
2394:"Sedgwick County Tornado Details"
2229:from the original on May 12, 2007
1818:"Event Record Details: (04/1721)"
1771:from the original on June 3, 2008
1459:
1447:from the original on May 12, 2008
273:that occurred on the same night.
237:, where about 95% of the city of
22:Tornado outbreak of May 4–6, 2007
2400:. April 26, 1991. Archived from
2105:"Greensburg Meteorite Recovered"
1957:"Aware: Climate, Water, Weather"
1936:from the original on May 9, 2007
1718:from the original on May 1, 2008
1627:NOAA, National Weather Service.
1299:from the original on May 8, 2007
1263:"NCDC Storm Events-Select State"
863:, before being surpassed by the
669:Most severe tornado damage; see
207:Most severe tornado damage; see
3061:
3034:
3007:
2981:
2962:
2930:
2903:
2877:
2850:
2823:
2796:
2776:McGahee, Alvin (June 1, 2007).
2769:
2749:NWS Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
2742:
2715:
2688:
2661:
2634:
2602:
2576:
2550:
2523:
2496:
2469:
2442:
2424:"Butler County Tornado Details"
2416:
2386:
2360:
2302:
2272:
2248:National Climatic Data Center.
2179:
2153:
2123:
2096:
2059:
1985:
1948:
1887:
1866:
1840:
1816:National Climatic Data Center.
1730:
1674:
1647:
1620:
1531:
1261:National Climatic Data Center.
913:1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado
602:
255:1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado
131:
2618:. May 11, 2007. Archived from
1791:"SPC Storm Reports for 5/7/07"
1765:"SPC Storm Reports for 5/6/07"
1712:"SPC Storm Reports for 5/5/07"
1441:"SPC Storm Reports for 5/4/07"
1433:
1390:
1365:
1338:
1285:
909:1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak
1:
3558:Hackleburg–Phil Campbell 2011
2969:Probst, Jason (May 7, 2007).
2398:National Climatic Data Center
1245:
1205:both declared Kiowa County a
522:The Greensburg tornado family
505:The Greensburg tornado family
253:and such intensity since the
2722:NWS Aberdeen, South Dakota.
2530:NWS Bismarck, North Dakota.
2068:"The Greensburg, KS Tornado"
1295:. FoxNews.com. May 5, 2007.
1235:List of F5 and EF5 tornadoes
1176:and theft. A dusk-to-dawn
1116:
99:205 mph (330 km/h)
7:
3759:Natural disasters in Kansas
3073:September 30, 2007, at the
1681:US Department of Commerce.
1538:US Department of Commerce.
1513:news.nationalgeographic.com
1216:
1164:and the Oddfellow Lodge in
1059:reached record levels near
1047:which affected most of the
403:On May 5, the SPC issued a
10:
3800:
3241:F5, EF5, and IF5 tornadoes
886:
641:13 fatalities, 65 injuries
435:
170:14 fatalities, 89 injuries
3774:Tornadoes in South Dakota
3631:
3625:Tornado outbreaks of 2007
3382:Hansell-Charles City 1968
3247:
2066:McCarthy, Daniel (2007).
1737:Storm Prediction Center.
1654:Storm Prediction Center.
1189:disastersafe.redcross.org
1035:, levees broke along the
703:
700:
697:
694:
691:
688:
685:
667:
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645:
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579:
571:
561:
557:
553:
549:
526:
471:
468:
465:
462:
459:
456:
453:
450:
201:tornado outbreaks of 2007
196:
182:
174:
166:
162:
158:
154:
144:
130:
118:
114:
110:
106:
92:
88:
84:
80:
72:
58:
54:
50:
46:
26:
2254:National Weather Service
1964:National Weather Service
1930:National Weather Service
1822:National Weather Service
1049:Mississippi River Valley
778:National Weather Service
649:$ 268 million (2007 USD)
443:Confirmed tornadoes by
424:in the overnight hours.
3196:37.604316°N 99.293488°W
3107:Kansas State University
2368:"Tornadoes of the Past"
534:Doppler wind velocities
357:Storm Prediction Center
289:Meteorological synopsis
249:, the first of the new
229:. The most destructive
41:on the evening of May 5
2857:NWS Denver, Colorado.
2029:Marshall, Tim (2007).
1133:
1077:Columbia, South Dakota
1073:Epiphany, South Dakota
1069:Aberdeen, South Dakota
1000:
972:
896:
873:2020 Bassfield tornado
847:
797:store, the Greensburg
795:Tractor Supply Company
518:
445:Enhanced Fujita rating
363:and small portions of
306:
3769:Tornadoes in Oklahoma
3764:Tornadoes in Nebraska
3201:37.604316; -99.293488
3022:on September 28, 2007
2918:on September 28, 2007
2676:on September 28, 2007
2503:NWS Wichita, Kansas.
2449:NWS Omaha, Nebraska.
2111:on September 28, 2007
1353:on September 28, 2007
1267:Storm Events Database
1168:. After the tornado,
1146:Kansas National Guard
1124:
990:
970:
901:Enhanced Fujita Scale
894:
841:
671:Enhanced Fujita scale
516:
297:The 1300 UTC day one
296:
251:Enhanced Fujita Scale
227:Central United States
209:Enhanced Fujita scale
191:Central United States
63:Extratropical cyclone
3754:Kiowa County, Kansas
3528:Lawrence County 1998
2995:on November 30, 2006
2590:on September 9, 2007
2476:NWS Topeka, Kansas.
2430:on February 21, 2009
2404:on February 21, 2009
2250:"NCDC Storm Reports"
1828:on February 21, 2009
1020:on May 3 and May 4.
865:2013 El Reno tornado
761:Clark County, Kansas
245:was destroyed by an
3749:Tornadoes in Kansas
3691:June 22–23 (Canada)
3651:February 28–March 2
3317:Ruskin Heights 1957
3192: /
1629:"Tornado Watch 227"
1045:Great Flood of 1993
997:Maryville, Missouri
963:Non-tornadic events
861:2004 Hallam tornado
812:hazardous materials
523:
447:
432:Confirmed tornadoes
150:56 hours, 9 minutes
23:
3342:Wichita Falls 1964
1377:The Clarion-Ledger
1185:American Red Cross
1166:Macksville, Kansas
1134:
1096:state of emergency
1001:
973:
897:
848:
844:Greensburg, Kansas
767:Greensburg tornado
753:Oklahoma Panhandle
521:
519:
442:
307:
299:convective outlook
21:
3779:Tornadoes of 2007
3744:Tornadoes in Iowa
3719:
3718:
3591:
3590:
3553:Philadelphia 2011
3533:Bridge Creek 1999
3412:Valley Mills 1973
3377:Wheelersburg 1968
3103:Manhattan, Kansas
2724:"Record Rainfall"
2374:on April 28, 2007
2314:www.ncdc.noaa.gov
2284:www.ncdc.noaa.gov
2191:www.ncdc.noaa.gov
2135:www.ncdc.noaa.gov
1973:on April 11, 2008
1899:www.ncdc.noaa.gov
1478:Insurance Journal
1240:Tornado Emergency
1196:Kathleen Sebelius
786:tornado emergency
737:
736:
681:
680:
514:
502:
501:
319:low pressure area
219:
218:
3791:
3618:
3611:
3604:
3595:
3594:
3548:Parkersburg 2008
3432:Sayler Park 1974
3427:Brandenburg 1974
3312:Hudsonville 1956
3234:
3227:
3220:
3211:
3210:
3207:
3206:
3204:
3203:
3202:
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3190:
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3126:
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3121:
3096:
3083:
3077:
3065:
3059:
3058:
3056:
3054:
3049:on June 13, 2007
3045:. Archived from
3038:
3032:
3031:
3029:
3027:
3018:. Archived from
3011:
3005:
3004:
3002:
3000:
2991:. Archived from
2985:
2979:
2978:
2966:
2960:
2959:
2957:
2955:
2934:
2928:
2927:
2925:
2923:
2914:. Archived from
2907:
2901:
2900:
2898:
2896:
2887:. Archived from
2881:
2875:
2874:
2872:
2870:
2854:
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2735:
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2713:
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2710:
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2692:
2686:
2685:
2683:
2681:
2672:. Archived from
2665:
2659:
2658:
2656:
2654:
2638:
2632:
2631:
2629:
2627:
2606:
2600:
2599:
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2500:
2494:
2493:
2491:
2489:
2473:
2467:
2466:
2464:
2462:
2457:on June 20, 2007
2453:. Archived from
2446:
2440:
2439:
2437:
2435:
2420:
2414:
2413:
2411:
2409:
2390:
2384:
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2325:
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2297:
2295:
2276:
2270:
2269:
2267:
2265:
2256:. Archived from
2245:
2239:
2238:
2236:
2234:
2221:NWS Dodge City.
2218:
2207:
2206:
2204:
2202:
2183:
2177:
2176:
2174:
2172:
2163:. Archived from
2157:
2151:
2150:
2148:
2146:
2127:
2121:
2120:
2118:
2116:
2107:. Archived from
2100:
2094:
2093:
2091:
2089:
2083:
2072:
2063:
2057:
2056:
2054:
2052:
2046:
2035:
2026:
2015:
2014:
2012:
2010:
2001:. Archived from
1989:
1983:
1982:
1980:
1978:
1972:
1966:. Archived from
1961:
1952:
1946:
1945:
1943:
1941:
1921:
1915:
1914:
1912:
1910:
1891:
1885:
1884:
1882:
1880:
1870:
1864:
1863:
1861:
1859:
1854:on July 15, 2014
1850:. Archived from
1844:
1838:
1837:
1835:
1833:
1824:. Archived from
1813:
1807:
1806:
1804:
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1787:
1781:
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1778:
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1761:
1755:
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1624:
1618:
1617:
1615:
1613:
1604:. Archived from
1597:
1586:
1585:
1583:
1581:
1572:. Archived from
1565:
1556:
1555:
1553:
1551:
1535:
1529:
1528:
1526:
1524:
1519:on April 6, 2016
1515:. Archived from
1505:
1494:
1493:
1491:
1489:
1470:
1457:
1456:
1454:
1452:
1437:
1431:
1424:
1418:
1417:
1415:
1413:
1404:. Archived from
1394:
1388:
1387:
1385:
1383:
1369:
1363:
1362:
1360:
1358:
1349:. Archived from
1342:
1336:
1335:
1333:
1331:
1322:. Archived from
1315:
1309:
1308:
1306:
1304:
1289:
1283:
1282:
1280:
1278:
1258:
1162:Haviland, Kansas
991:Flooding on the
949:February 2, 2007
683:
682:
618:tornado outbreak
604:
531:
524:
520:
515:
448:
441:
223:tornado outbreak
147:tornado outbreak
133:
67:Tornado outbreak
31:
24:
20:
3799:
3798:
3794:
3793:
3792:
3790:
3789:
3788:
3724:
3723:
3720:
3715:
3627:
3622:
3592:
3587:
3568:Rainsville 2011
3563:Smithville 2011
3538:Greensburg 2007
3498:Plainfield 1990
3468:Birmingham 1977
3243:
3238:
3200:
3198:
3194:
3191:
3186:
3183:
3181:
3179:
3178:
3134:
3129:
3119:
3117:
3090:
3084:
3080:
3075:Wayback Machine
3066:
3062:
3052:
3050:
3039:
3035:
3025:
3023:
3012:
3008:
2998:
2996:
2987:
2986:
2982:
2977:on May 9, 2007.
2967:
2963:
2953:
2951:
2950:on May 17, 2007
2936:
2935:
2931:
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2908:
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2883:
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2716:
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2693:
2689:
2679:
2677:
2666:
2662:
2652:
2650:
2641:NWS St. Louis.
2639:
2635:
2625:
2623:
2622:on May 18, 2007
2608:
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2167:on May 10, 2007
2159:
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2112:
2101:
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1636:
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1608:on May 16, 2007
1598:
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1576:on June 5, 2007
1566:
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1472:
1471:
1460:
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1408:on May 10, 2007
1396:
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1259:
1252:
1248:
1219:
1158:Barclay College
1119:
1094:had declared a
965:
889:
869:Jiangsu tornado
836:
769:
757:tornado warning
749:Texas Panhandle
674:
658:Southern Kansas
617:
593:
545:
509:
507:
440:
434:
385:Texas Panhandle
291:
212:
205:
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146:
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65:
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3646:February 23–24
3643:
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3575:
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3523:Oak Grove 1998
3520:
3515:
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3505:
3500:
3495:
3490:
3485:
3480:
3478:Barneveld 1984
3475:
3470:
3465:
3460:
3458:Brownwood 1976
3455:
3450:
3445:
3434:
3429:
3424:
3419:
3414:
3409:
3407:San Justo 1973
3404:
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3354:
3349:
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3339:
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3329:
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3319:
3314:
3309:
3304:
3302:Blackwell 1955
3299:
3297:Vicksburg 1953
3294:
3289:
3284:
3282:Fort Rice 1953
3279:
3274:
3269:
3264:
3262:Montville 1845
3259:
3257:Hainichen 1800
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3248:
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3132:External links
3130:
3128:
3127:
3093:Masters thesis
3078:
3060:
3033:
3006:
2980:
2961:
2929:
2902:
2891:on May 8, 2007
2876:
2849:
2822:
2795:
2768:
2741:
2714:
2687:
2660:
2633:
2601:
2575:
2564:on May 5, 2007
2549:
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2385:
2359:
2331:
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2260:on May 9, 2009
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2095:
2075:ams.confex.com
2058:
2038:ams.confex.com
2016:
2005:on May 9, 2007
1984:
1947:
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1389:
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1326:on May 9, 2007
1310:
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1273:on May 9, 2009
1249:
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1203:George W. Bush
1130:George W. Bush
1118:
1115:
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3493:Goessel 1990
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3402:Waverly 1971
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3711:December 15
3671:April 23–25
3666:April 20–27
3661:April 13–15
3656:March 28–31
3641:February 13
3573:Joplin 2011
3473:Messer 1982
3463:Jordan 1976
3417:Depauw 1974
3362:Topeka 1966
3337:Prague 1960
3332:Colfax 1958
3199: /
2788:February 5,
1128:, carrying
1029:Kansas City
1008:, southern
943:in central
911:, when the
867:, the 2016
804:water tower
616:Duration of
575:May 4, 2007
542:mesocyclone
414:North Texas
327:High Plains
247:EF5 tornado
145:Duration of
3728:Categories
3636:February 2
3583:Moore 2013
3483:Niles 1985
3453:Spiro 1976
3422:Xenia 1974
3392:Tracy 1968
3322:Fargo 1957
3307:Udall 1955
3292:Anita 1953
3287:Flint 1953
3267:Bowen 1876
3187:99°17′37″W
3184:37°36′16″N
3115:2097/44152
2324:October 6,
2294:October 6,
2201:October 6,
2145:October 6,
1909:October 6,
1246:References
1160:in nearby
1138:Dodge City
1126:Marine One
1092:Brad Henry
881:Macksville
871:, and the
820:courthouse
782:Dodge City
780:office in
662:Greensburg
638:Fatalities
393:Greensburg
343:wind shear
323:warm front
312:Antarctica
278:Greensburg
239:Greensburg
167:Fatalities
35:supercells
3686:June 9–19
3543:Elie 2007
3448:Guin 1974
3277:Waco 1953
3041:KAKE-TV.
3014:KAKE-TV.
2910:KAKE-TV.
2830:KOCO-TV.
2668:KAKE-TV.
2103:KAKE-TV.
1345:KAKE-TV.
1318:KAKE-TV.
1200:President
1150:Red Cross
1117:Aftermath
1053:Riverfest
993:102 River
828:meteorite
799:City Hall
784:issued a
594:confirmed
592:Tornadoes
418:softballs
405:high risk
397:overnight
381:afternoon
347:supercell
121:confirmed
119:Tornadoes
37:over the
3696:August 8
3681:June 6–8
3120:April 5,
3109:: 1–89.
3071:Archived
2863:Archived
2836:Archived
2809:Archived
2782:Archived
2780:. NCDC.
2755:Archived
2728:Archived
2701:Archived
2647:Archived
2536:Archived
2509:Archived
2482:Archived
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2288:Archived
2227:Archived
2195:Archived
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1934:Archived
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1660:Archived
1633:Archived
1544:Archived
1523:April 2,
1488:April 2,
1482:Archived
1445:Archived
1297:Archived
1277:March 2,
1217:See also
1193:Governor
1174:burglary
1107:Nebraska
1089:Governor
1033:Missouri
1010:Manitoba
982:training
977:flooding
933:Sedgwick
877:Haviland
822:and the
808:Big Well
621:~8 hours
572:Duration
373:Nebraska
369:Colorado
365:Oklahoma
339:dry line
263:Colorado
259:Oklahoma
73:Duration
3676:May 4–6
2922:May 10,
2707:May 14,
2680:May 11,
2626:May 11,
2233:May 22,
2088:July 9,
2051:July 9,
1749:May 14,
1693:May 14,
1666:May 14,
1639:May 14,
1612:May 14,
1580:May 14,
1550:May 14,
1170:looting
1142:Wichita
1103:Wyoming
1018:Alberta
945:Florida
929:Andover
887:Summary
816:ammonia
611:tornado
536:on NWS
389:evening
321:with a
231:tornado
140:tornado
3053:May 6,
3026:May 9,
2999:May 4,
2954:May 8,
2895:May 4,
2869:May 7,
2842:May 8,
2815:May 8,
2761:May 7,
2734:May 7,
2653:May 8,
2594:May 5,
2568:May 5,
2542:May 7,
2515:May 7,
2488:May 7,
2461:May 7,
2434:May 5,
2408:May 5,
2378:May 5,
2171:May 5,
2115:May 9,
2009:May 6,
1940:May 5,
1801:May 8,
1775:May 7,
1722:May 5,
1451:May 5,
1412:May 5,
1382:May 6,
1357:May 9,
1330:May 6,
1303:May 5,
1178:curfew
1144:. The
937:Butler
857:Belpre
743:(2200
707:Total
646:Damage
605:rating
472:Total
377:capped
361:Kansas
267:Kansas
235:Kansas
175:Damage
134:rating
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1960:(PDF)
1426:CNN,
1061:Haven
3122:2024
3055:2007
3028:2007
3001:2007
2956:2007
2924:2007
2897:2007
2871:2007
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2380:2007
2354:2023
2326:2021
2296:2021
2266:2008
2235:2007
2203:2021
2173:2007
2147:2021
2117:2007
2090:2014
2053:2014
2011:2007
1979:2008
1942:2007
1911:2021
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1777:2007
1751:2007
1724:2007
1695:2007
1668:2007
1641:2007
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1582:2007
1552:2007
1525:2016
1490:2016
1453:2007
1414:2007
1384:2007
1359:2007
1332:2007
1305:2007
1279:2010
1198:and
1183:The
1140:and
1111:Utah
1109:and
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