On May 4, 2007, an enormous tornado nearly wiped Greensburg, Kansas, off the map. What happened next was almost a laboratory experiment in re-engineering the classic American small town.

He may have been trying to get to his car to drive away from the tornado when it hit town, his son said. A native of South Dakota, Larry Hoskins moved to Greensburg in 1975 and worked for his ...

KSN Chief Meteorologist Lisa Teachman, Meteorologist Lucy Doll, Meteorologist Jack Maney and KSN Storm Track 3 storm chasers track multiple tornado warnings in central Kansas on Sunday, May 18, 2025.

It was a Friday night -- May 4, 2007 -- when a nearly two-mile wide tornado aimed at Greensburg. The town took a direct hit. The tornado ripped through the southwest Kansas community, killing 11 ...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 380 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT /1 AM MDT/ SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 24 COUNTIES IN SOUTH ...

Social media users shared visuals from the scene. A tornado warning was issued for Greensburg and Haviland in Kansas(Unsplash) Meanwhile, the NWS reported a life-threatening tornado emergency ...

A confirmed tornado was spotted near Greensburg, Kansas, around 9:45 p.m. on Sunday. In May 2007, an EF-5 tornado tore through the city, taking 12 lives. A confirmed destructive tornado was ...