Part 4 - Rare video from the Greensburg, KS EF5 tornado

Video of the aftermath of the Greensburg, KS EF5 tornado that struck the night of May 4, 2007. This footage is from Dick McGowan and Darin Brunin of TornadoLive.com, as they helped for several hours with the rescue effort. Part 4 of a series dedicated to the 1-year anniversary of this tragic night.

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• Greensburg
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• chaser

[davidlee110]

Greensburg, KS

1878 - 2007

R.I.P.

Reborn in 2008

[astrantia2k]

I agree with you. Too bad there are elitist old time chasers who like to slap 'yahoo chasers' on these guys.

[ksmomma74]

The shock on everyone's faces. Some just milling around because they don't know which end is up. What a sad day. I live in Wichita, but always loved passing through Greensburg. Everytime we went, we had to stop by the "Big Well". If I remember correctly, Greensburg had just a 4-way stop sign downtown. It was just a neat, old town. God Bless those who perished, and those who survived as well. Thank you storm chasers. Nothing you could do to stop it from happening, but thanks for the warnings.

[naderchaser]

@traemaxwell A fantastic point you made about "they can't comprehend that this tornado was bigger than their town". You are absolutely dead-on correct....it is almost inconceiveable to anybody in tornado alley to have one that wide. The only one wider in U.S. History is the Hallam (Lincoln) Nebraska 2 1/2 mile wide monster of 5-24-04. Thank the Good Lord that it only grazed a tiny little town during it's entire lifespan. And a huge salute to these selfless chasers that did the right thing.

[hickon323]

ever experienced 1 tornado in my life but the looks of it means business!

[USEditor]

***** Exceptional work guys! You served yourselves and Greensburg with honor and distinction. You did this while making a "vital" audio and video record of the crisis hours after the storm. What's more, unlike many storm chasers, all of you in the car were calm and kept your wits together — thinking of people first and your camera second.

[traemaxwell]

What many people can't comprehend is that this tornado was wider than the town.

it pratically ate this poor town and spat it out.

Its simply humbling to see such raw power and scary to know that there was nothing to do but watch it come at you at 50mph

[floridamn22]

@kjpww2 i remember watching this too...you feel helpless, you want to call someone there and warn them, but...how sad, and how strong those people are.

[ligon11]

i remember that nado like it was yeasturday

[metallicakirk100]

i was in haviland just 10 miles away from the tornado

[krampp24]

after seeing this video i have alot more respect for mother nature and tornados and the power of theses things when they do hit an open feild in the middle of nowhere they are the most beautiful things ever but when they het a small town like this its the most saddening situation

[kjpww2]

I remember watching this from my dorm room live until almost 1 in the morning. To see that couplet sitting over Greensberg with just insane amounts of outbound and inbound velocities just gave that feeling that something that you never ever hope to see is happening right in front of you and its really something that you never forget.