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Greensburg one year later
Topic Started: May 4 2008, 06:08 PM (100 Views)
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Two years ago, the town of Greensburg was never heard of. But one year later that all changed. On May 4th 2007, Greensburg was destoryed by a F-5 tornado and the first on the new enhanced Fujita scale. It was the strongest recorded tornado since the May 3, 1999 Moore/Oklahoma City tornado. Despite a warning with a lead time of 26 minutes, the town of approximately 1500 persons still lost 11 lives. Some of those fatalities were in basements that unfortunately were filled with a tremendous amount of debris. Remarkably, the tornado took down the town’s only water tower, which also stood above the infamous “hand dug” well and meteorite. The tornado also destroyed a dozen homes and a church that were south of town.

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The warning that night:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/ddc/News/Gr...g/NWR_audio.mp3

Facts about the May 4, 2007 Greensburg tornado

65 minutes
The tornado began in Comanche county at 900 PM and ended at 1005 PM near Greensburg

1.7 miles
Maximum width of the tornado

28.8 miles
Distance the tornado travelled

205 MPH
Approximately the strongest surface wind in parts of town

5
Maximum damage rating on Enhanced Fujita Scale

11
Deaths from the May 4, 2007, tornado

961
Homes & businesses destroyed

216
Homes & businesses with major damage

307
Homes & businesses with minor damage

800000
Cubic yards of debris removed from the city

15
Agencies tasked by FEMA include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, AmeriCorps, the National Communications System, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (National Weather Service), the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U. S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development; Commerce/Economic Development; Health and Human Services; Treasury; Agriculture; Justice; Tennessee Valley Authority (electrical distribution specialists); and the General Services Administration

21
Greensburg residents hired by FEMA to work in recovery positions

265
Total number of low interest home and business loans approved by the SBA for Kiowa County, including Greensburg

936
Applications for Individual Assistance from residents of Kiowa County

7604
Number of volunteers working in Greensburg registered by AmeriCorps

39172
Meals served by American Red Cross mobile feeding stations through May 2007

57786
Hours of work logged by volunteers

$2.8 million
Amount of disaster assistance approved under the Individuals and Households Program for Kiowa County and Greensburg applicants

$12.7 million
Costs paid by FEMA for work assigned to other federal agencies to provide specialized work, technical assistance, personnel, etc to support the response to the Greensburg disaster.

$23.1 million
Approved funding so far under FEMA's Public Assistance program. Projects include emergency response activities

$30.7 million
Amount of low interest loans provided by the U. S. Small Business Administration to residents and businesses in Kiowa County

Source : The National Weather Service and FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) ‐ 4/25/08
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