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I started this page to help the people of Greensburg, Kansas rebuild their town! Most of the residents there lost everything! I am blessed with a beautiful wife, a loving family, awesome friends, a nice home, plenty of food to eat, clothes, a truck to drive around, I have access to doctors and medicine. God bless you! Mark Howard Wichita, Kansas, Midway USA.
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On May 4th, 2007 Greensburg, Kansas was hit by a EF-5 tornado 1.7 miles wide with a wind speed of 205 MPH. 95% of the beautiful town was wiped off the face of the map. Many Lives, homes, businesses, vehicles etc..were lost! The people of Greensburg are rebuilding their town one day at a time. They are strong people going through tough times! Please pray for them! ....The first tornado warning with this cell was issued at 8:35 p.m. CDT for Clark County, Kansas. Several storm chasers captured the formation of a tornado southwest of Greensburg around 9:30 PM CDT. The tornado apparently strengthened as it neared Greensburg, and at 9:38 PM CDT, storm chasers reported that it had grown to over 1/2 mile (0.8 km) in diameter. Several satellite tornadoes were observed as the monstrous wedge approached the town of Greensburg. The tornado plowed through the city shortly after it was intercepted by storm chasers. It was an estimated 1.4 miles in diameter and producing winds reaching an estimated 205 mph (indicative of EF-5 strength). The town mayor would later state that 95% of his community had been damaged or completely demolished; Memorial Hospital sustained heavy damage (as many as 30 people may have initially been trapped inside). A motel on the west edge of town, two schools, a tractor supply company, the Greensburg City Hall and other businesses fell victim to the violent winds. The city's water tower was completely toppled and smashed. The Big Well which is the world's largest hand-dug well was also affected with the visitor's center being completely destroyed. Train cars were also reported to be overturned and hazardous materials teams were called to inspect the wreckage. The courthouse and the grain elevator were spared the worst of the tornado's effects. The tornado continued north before dissipating, and by several accounts continued to grow as it left town. In Pratt County the tornado destroyed more homes, including one that was swept off its foundation. The Total path length was 22 miles, and the width of the funnel reached 1.7 miles. Hours after the tornado hit, the city was fully evacuated as it was judged unsafe. Some of the injuries were transferred to hospitals in Dodge City and in Wichita. The Kansas National Guard was called in to assist in the security measures. Over 100 Red Cross officials were called in while some will work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the recovery efforts. Shelters have been established at the Haviland high school and Barclay College in nearby Haviland, Kansas and the Oddfellow Lodge in Macksville, Kansas. The American Red Cross is maintaining a registry of "Safe and Well" families at their website disastersafe.redcross.org. Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius and President George W. Bush have declared Kiowa County a disaster area. The tornado was later rated as an EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The tornado also affected several other communities in Kiowa County including Trousdale and Macksville. The same supercell spawned additional tornadoes that caused significant damage across Barton County where it affected the towns of Ellinwood and Claflin about two hours after the Greensburg tornado. Another tornado later hit the Holyrood area causing additional damage. The Greensburg tornado was the first ever EF5 since the Enhanced Fujita Scale was implemented on February 1, 2007. Including when the older Fujita Scale existed, the last F5 to hit the United States was on May 3, 1999 during the Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak, when a tornado destroyed Bridge Creek.For the latest news on Greensburg, Kansas. visit: www.kansas.com, www.ksn.com, or www.kake.com. Kansas Tornado history URL: http://www.kansas.com/news/databases/story/749218.html ..........
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Add to My Profile | More Videos Greensburg memorial These are the 10 names on the Greensburg memorial. Plans call for the name of an 11th victim, Max McColm, to be added. He died in September from injuries sustained in the tornado. Two other people were killed in a tornado outside Greensburg that night: Robert "Tim" Buckman, 46, of Macksville, and Alex Giles, 84, of Hopewell. Claude Hopkins, 79 Larry Hoskins, 51 Evelyn Kelly, 75 David Lyon, 48 Colleen Panzer, 77 Ron Rediger, 57 Harold Schmidt, 77 Sarah Tackett, 72 Beverly Volz, 52 Richard Fry, 62 GREENSBURG - Claude Hopkins would have felt right at home during the ceremony unveiling a memorial to this town's tornado victims. His granddaughter, Julia Ohlde, who spearheaded the project, served as master of ceremonies. The granite monument she helped design features an etching of the town's old water tower, a western Kansas landmark that Hopkins lived near. And his little red dog, Humphrey -- originally feared lost in the tornado -- was there. Now a pet for Hopkins' two great-grandsons, the Dachshund-pug mix seemed to enjoy himself, except for being a little spooked by a bagpiper playing "Amazing Grace." "Everybody knew Claude," Ohlde said of her grandfather, a retired school custodian who died in the twister. "The hardest part of looking back this past year has been knowing Grandpa wasn't there to offer support." About 500 people showed up to dedicate the memorial, which sits where Hopkins' one-story home, garden and garage-workshop was located before being wiped out by the tornado. Plans call for the memorial to be moved to a permanent site, probably on city property, at a later date. Ohlde, who lives in Larned, came up with the idea of a memorial within days of the devastating tornado. When she contacted Newton signmaker Bill Ryan for a cost estimate, he told her to give him a few days. When he called back, he told her that an organization he belonged to, the Kansas Legion Riders, would raise the money for the monument. Ryan also made the memorial, which stands 4 feet tall and weighs about 700 pounds. The front lists the names of 10 Greensburg residents who were killed in the tornado, under the water tower etching. The back carries an etching of a windmill and a Bible verse from 1 Thessalonians that begins, "Be joyful always." Ohlde said Ryan won't tell her how much the monument cost. At least 100 Legion Riders from across the state attended the ceremony, holding U.S. flags that formed a half-circle around the monument. Greensburg residents were impressed. "It's nice," said Gary Panzer of Lewis, whose mother, Colleen Panzer, died in the tornado. "We really appreciate what they did." No one lost more in the Greensburg tornado than Norm Volz. His wife, Beverly, father-in-law Max McColm and the sole employee of his business, Larry Hoskins, all perished. Volz, wearing dark sunglasses and carrying yellow flowers, watched the unveiling from the back of the crowd before stepping forward. "It's beautiful," he said.......