Greensburg, Kansas.....

After an extremely active chase day on Friday in El Reno, Oklahoma we have a rather relaxing day today as there is not much weather going on in the area so after departing Wichita, Kansas we decided to head over to Greensburg, Kansas.

Greensburg is a small town of 777, that was literally wiped off the map 6 years ago from an EF5 Tornado.
The tornado was estimated at being 1.7miles wide which is wider than the town itself. 95% of the town was completely destroyed, while the other 5% was severely damaged. The National Weather Service estimated the tornadoes winds to be 330km/h and was the first to be rated an EF5 with the next enhanced Fujita scale.
The following image is from Wikipedia...

Today, the town has re-built, but there are still reminders of that day in May 2007 when you look at some of the trees in the town.

Off to Colorado Springs for Sunday... another down day on the weather front for us tomorrow.