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. The tornado touched down south of …

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 …

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 …

The storm is called the “Greensburg storm” because at about 9:50 pm on that evening the city of Greensburg, KS was very literally destroyed by the first of the “big four” tornadoes. As a result of …

By the time the tornado reached Greensburg it was an EF5, with an estimated wind speed of 205 miles per hour within the tornado. Estimated to be 1.7 miles in width, the tornado was wider than the town …

Feb 19, 2024 · Of the tornadoes that ensued, the Greensburg tornado made history as the first to be rated EF5 on the "Enhanced Fujita" scale.

May 4, 2025 · The EF-5 tornado tore through the small western Kansas town located in Kiowa County, killing 10 people, injuring dozens more and destroying 95% of the community. The tornado was on …

May 19, 2025 · On May 4, 2007, the first officially rated EF-5 tornado on the then newly refined Enhanced Fujita Scale took direct aim on the small town of Greensburg, Kansas. Destroying over …

The Greensburg EF5 was one of the most powerful storms in modern history, and the 2007 Greensburg tornado completely reshaped the town.

The tornado that hit Greensburg KS at 9:45pm CDT on May 4, 2007 was rated an EF5. Greensburg in is central Kiowa County, and shown by a black dot on these maps. What conditions led up to this …