Tornado outbreak of May 4–6, 2007
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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 such intensity since the 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado.[2][3] The supercell killed 13 people, including 11 in Greensburg and two from separate tornadoes.[4][5][6][7] 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.[8]
Type | Extratropical cyclone Tornado outbreak |
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Duration | May 4–6, 2007 |
Highest winds |
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Tornadoes confirmed | 132 confirmed |
Max. rating1 | EF5 tornado |
Duration of tornado outbreak2 | 56 hours, 9 minutes |
Fatalities | 14 fatalities, 89 injuries |
Damage | $268 million[1] |
Areas affected | Great Plains, Central United States |
Part of the tornado outbreaks of 2007 1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado |
Although one of the most damaging tornadoes of the outbreak sequence occurred in Greensburg on May 4, 25 tornadoes were confirmed that day.[9] That number exploded to 92 the following day (May 5), with many tornadoes near the affected area from the previous night.[9] 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 Ottawa County.[9] Fifteen more tornadoes were confirmed on May 6 in the region before the outbreak finally ended.[9]