KAKE Greensburg Tornado - May 4, 2007 (Team 1)

Part 1 of 2 Managing Meteorologist Jay Prater and Meteorologist Matt Makens' condensed coverage of the Greensburg Tornado.
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[TheWaynelds]

@davidlee110 its called a tornado warning! not a tonao wawnin

[topthrilldragster20]

List of F5's and EF5 sine 1999 May 3, 1999 F5 Bridge Creek - Moore, Oklahoma June 22, 2007 Elie, Manitoba F5 Canada still uses the Orginal f scale May 4, 2007 Ef5's Greensburg, Kansas May 25, 2008 Parkersburg - New Hartford, Iowa  April 27, 2011 Smithville, MS - Shottsville, AL April 27, 2011 Hackleburg, AL - Huntland, TN April 27, 2011 Philadelphia, Mississippi April 27, 2011 Rainsville, Alabama May 22, 2011 Joplin, Missouri May 24, 2011 Calumet - El Reno - Guthrie, Oklahoma

[6891man]

@THEMIKON8ER He was probably putting into terms that laymen could understand.

[boredashellism]

@swoop17100 I did chase that storm, and it damn neared killed me.

[brian8556]

@swoop17100 Yeah, I remember that night and at first, I was shocked how sick that rotation and hook echo was.

@girlzonly1 Yeah, me too. That night was scary except I live in Wichita so I knew I was fine. I was watching KSN instead of KAKE but I like KSN, KAKE and KWCH, all are very good on giving you storm warnings. When I'm on radio and a big storm is going on, I listen to KNSS. All 4 are very good on warning you big about storms.

[swoop17100]

That is some sick rotation on the velocity echoes and just look at that hook echo in the radar. Damn I would have killed to chase that storm. But, I feel for the people of Greensburg because that will take about 5 to 10 years to rebuild after a tornado like that but damn that radar just looks impressive.

[statboy08]

It was for quite a while but I believe that they have re-built or at least begun to rebuild but this was the first EF-5 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita Scale

-response to davidlee110

[Megamusicstudio112]

i still can't believe this story!!! AND I DONT EVEN LIVE NEAR THERE!!! i live in Tn. but it still shocks me.

[THEMIKON8ER]

"Wind's blowing mode" and "How hard its raining mode" That guy has bad vocabulary! LOL!

[girlzonly1]

I remember this night. it was so scary! im from ks too and i was with my mom and sister when this was going on we were watching the radar and then the meteorologist started freaking out and he was saying that even he was scared. we are about two hours away from greensburg. thats how scary it was.