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Greensburg in the region of Kansas with its 777 habitants is a town located in United States - some 1,208 mi or ( 1944 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in Greensburg is now 03:10 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chicago " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Anthony, Brenham, Great Bend, Hays, and Joy. When in this area, you might want to check out Anthony . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Greensburg ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Greensburg Kansas EF-5 Tornado
May 4th 2007 Greensburg Kansas Tornado. Incredible footage of the EF-5 tornado up close. Sean Wilson of Blown Away Tours along with Tim Andrews video taped this monster as they were traveling down hwy ..
GREENSBURG KS TORNADO!!! EF-5
Greesnburg tornado LIVE coverage from storm chaser Lanny Dean including video of the Greensburg EF-5 tornado and pictures of the Greensburg Tornado. This was the First EF-5 tornado which destoryed 95 ..
4/30/2012 Greensburg Kansas Funnel Cloud and Huge Hail.
StormChasingVideo.com, Brandon Ivey chased a tornado warned storm north of Dodge City Kansas that produced large hail the destroyed his car. As the storm system moved east, he followed the line of sto ..
Greensburg, Kansas. May 4th 2007
May 4th 2007 a day that i'll never forget. To start with some amazing cloud structures & amazing storms. Ended with the realisation that storms are deadly as we sat 8 miles away from an EF5 2 mile wid ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Greensburg, Kansas
Greensburg is a city in and the county seat of Kiowa County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 777. In the evening of May 4, 2007, Greensburg was devastated by an EF5 tornado that traveled rapidly through the area, leveling at least 95 percent of the city and killing eleven people between the ages of 46 and 84. Greensburg is also home to the world's largest hand-dug well.
Located at 37.60 -99.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
May 2007 tornado outbreak
The May 2007 Tornado Outbreak was an extended tornado outbreak that started on May 4, 2007, affecting portions of the Central United States. The most destructive tornado in the outbreak occurred on the evening of May 4 in western Kansas, where about 95% of the city of Greensburg in Kiowa County was destroyed by an EF5 tornado. The supercell killed at least 13 people including 11 in Greensburg and two from separate tornadoes. At least 60 people were injured in Greensburg alone.
Located at 37.60 -99.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Paul Windle Municipal Airport
Paul Windle Municipal Airport is a public use airport located east of the central business district of Greensburg, a city in Kiowa County, Kansas, United States. The airport is owned by the City of Greensburg and named in honor of Capt. Paul R. "Windy" Windle (1934-1965) who learned to fly at this airport and was killed in action during the Vietnam War.
Located at 37.60 -99.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Haviland Crater
The Haviland Crater, also called the Brenham Crater, is a meteorite crater in Kiowa County, Kansas. The oval-shaped crater is 50 feet (roughly 15 meters) in diameter, making it one of the smallest impact craters in the world. Its age is estimated to be less than 1000 years. It has been explored with ground-penetrating radar.
Located at 37.58 -99.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Brenham (meteorite)
Brenham is a pallasite meteorite found near Haviland, a small town between Wichita and Dodge City in Kansas. Pallasites are a type of stony–iron meteorite that when cut and polished show yellowish olivine (peridot) crystals. The Brenham meteorite is associated with the Haviland Crater.
Located at 37.58 -99.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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