Greensburg, KS

Kitsune · 05-05-2007, 10:54 PM

From the ground and from the sky, the destruction is unbelievable.

There's no town left.

cowhead · 05-05-2007, 11:04 PM

saw that.. wow. I made some calls back home to see if anyone I knew nearby was affected... but no news about what's happening.. looks like alot of the cell towers out there got leveled too...

tw · 05-05-2007, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Kitsune

From the ground and from the sky, the destruction is unbelievable.

I had ignored it as just another tornado. How wide and how far was the path of destruction? And how did they get streets cleared so quickly?

cowhead · 05-05-2007, 11:50 PM

I'll get back to you on that... other than that everyone knows Kansans are a tidy lot.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-06-2007, 01:14 AM

Looks like Dorothy really left Kansas this time.
An awful lot of lives will never be the same. I really feel for those people who's lives have been torn up.

Kitsune · 05-06-2007, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by tw

I had ignored it as just another tornado. How wide and how far was the path of destruction?

3/4 mile wide F4.

TheMercenary · 05-06-2007, 10:55 AM

Impressive. CNN has a video of the aftermath.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/05/0...her/index.html

xoxoxoBruce · 05-06-2007, 12:51 PM

92 reported tornados yesterday, that's why it's easy to dismiss another tornado sighting. This is truly the exception that no one expects.
If Greensburg had a population in the tens of thousands instead of less than 2k, the death toll would be catastrophic. Of course that's no consolation to the people that lost friends and family. To them, it was catastrophic.

It's easy to say the people that walked away are lucky, they just lost stuff. But those people will spend the rest of their lives trying to put things back together... trying to return to normal. I wonder how many will move far, far away from Kansas?

xoxoxoBruce · 05-06-2007, 02:04 PM

Update; 1.7 miles wide, 205 mph winds and 30 minutes on the ground.

barefoot serpent · 05-06-2007, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tw

I had ignored it as just another tornado. How wide and how far was the path of destruction? And how did they get streets cleared so quickly?

With 200+ mph winds nothing stays on the smooth roads; it all (cars, trees, buildings) ends up in piles in between.

What's the difference between earthquakes and tornadoes?

Ans: with earthquakes you get to keep the same address.

Elspode · 05-06-2007, 11:26 PM

The amount of devastation is almost unimaginable. I keep seeing pics and video from Greensburg, and I'm just stunned.

Aliantha · 05-06-2007, 11:29 PM

Coming from a country that doesn't get tornadoes, this story is just unbelievable. The worst we ever get here are sea spouts and even they look pretty pissy beside something like this.

I hope the communities can pull together to help these people.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-12-2007, 12:25 PM

Looking at this picture of the clean up getting started in Greensburg, I can't help but wonder about the grain elevators. I know they are concrete and strong as hell, but the structures on top are no stronger than the houses on the ground. Why did they survive relatively unscathed?

cowhead · 05-18-2007, 02:37 PM

it still blows my mind.. weird thing is that a friend of mines mother lives in greensburg... luckily she was out of town in kanarado visiting her grandchildren. just damn.... then again there's something to be said on the plains.. you pay for the view..

Urbane Guerrilla · 05-21-2007, 12:47 AM

Ali, your country would get them if it had more continent-wide rainy weather fronts -- more moist air moving around, that is. It's big enough, and plenty warm enough. What's needed is the right temperature differential from near ground to up in the sky.

05-05-2007, 10:54 PM	#1
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Greensburg, KS From the ground and from the sky, the destruction is unbelievable. There's no town left. Attached Images

05-05-2007, 11:04 PM	#2
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	saw that.. wow. I made some calls back home to see if anyone I knew nearby was affected... but no news about what's happening.. looks like alot of the cell towers out there got leveled too... __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

05-05-2007, 11:50 PM	#4
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	I'll get back to you on that... other than that everyone knows Kansans are a tidy lot. __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

05-06-2007, 01:14 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Looks like Dorothy really left Kansas this time. An awful lot of lives will never be the same. I really feel for those people who's lives have been torn up. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-06-2007, 10:55 AM	#7
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Impressive. CNN has a video of the aftermath. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/05/0...her/index.html __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

05-06-2007, 12:51 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	92 reported tornados yesterday, that's why it's easy to dismiss another tornado sighting. This is truly the exception that no one expects. If Greensburg had a population in the tens of thousands instead of less than 2k, the death toll would be catastrophic. Of course that's no consolation to the people that lost friends and family. To them, it was catastrophic. It's easy to say the people that walked away are lucky, they just lost stuff. But those people will spend the rest of their lives trying to put things back together... trying to return to normal. I wonder how many will move far, far away from Kansas? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-06-2007, 02:04 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Update; 1.7 miles wide, 205 mph winds and 30 minutes on the ground. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-06-2007, 11:26 PM	#11
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	The amount of devastation is almost unimaginable. I keep seeing pics and video from Greensburg, and I'm just stunned. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

05-06-2007, 11:29 PM	#12
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Coming from a country that doesn't get tornadoes, this story is just unbelievable. The worst we ever get here are sea spouts and even they look pretty pissy beside something like this. I hope the communities can pull together to help these people. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

05-12-2007, 12:25 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Looking at this picture of the clean up getting started in Greensburg, I can't help but wonder about the grain elevators. I know they are concrete and strong as hell, but the structures on top are no stronger than the houses on the ground. Why did they survive relatively unscathed? Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-18-2007, 02:37 PM	#14
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	it still blows my mind.. weird thing is that a friend of mines mother lives in greensburg... luckily she was out of town in kanarado visiting her grandchildren. just damn.... then again there's something to be said on the plains.. you pay for the view.. __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

05-21-2007, 12:47 AM	#15
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Ali, your country would get them if it had more continent-wide rainy weather fronts -- more moist air moving around, that is. It's big enough, and plenty warm enough. What's needed is the right temperature differential from near ground to up in the sky. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

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