Filed at 4:33 p.m. ET, May 5, 2007
GREENSBURG, Kan. (AP) -- Most of this southwest Kansas town was destroyed by a tornado, part of a violent storm system blamed for at least nine deaths, officials said Saturday amid warnings of more severe weather.
It may take days for emergency crews to remove all the victims -- dead and alive -- from the rubble of homes and businesses, the city administrator said Saturday. See article here.
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Here's a direct link to photos of the tornado damage:
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/us/050607plainstornado;_ylt=Arhv895xPjHLlFQMrdpdQuNvzwcF
2007 started quickly in terms of tornadoes, with the first tornado fatalities taking place in the first week of January. After few other significant events in the rest of January, a deadly period took place in the latter part of the winter. Two deadly outbreaks and several other major tornado events marred February and March, especially in the southern US.The spring was also fairly active, with several significant tornado events in April and May, including a major outbreak in the first weekend of May producing the first ever EF5 tornado. While June was not as active with fewer tornadoes, it produced another F5 tornado and Canada's first such tornado.The tropics in the Western Hemisphere produced few significant tornadoes in 2007, but Typhoon Sepat produced a deadly tornado in China. Otherwise, the summer and early fall were fairly quiet, with a few local exceptions. The most severe outbreak in the second half of the year took place in October, when the largest outbreak ever recorded in that month took place.The year ended slowly with no major outbreaks in November or December and only a few isolated tornadoes, mostly related to larger winter storms.
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