Greensburg in is central Kiowa County, and shown by a black dot on these maps.
What conditions led up to this historic event?
This page displays loops of seven 1-hourly maps of various fields from the SPC Mesoanalysis Page (4pm-10pm).
Place your cursor over the product you wish to view, and an animation will play (frame delay is 2 seconds).
[ Temp & Dewpoint | LI & CIN | CAPE & CIN | 0-1km EHI | EFF SHEAR | SUPERCELL COMPOSITE | SIG TOR PARAMETER ]
The day unfolds...
SPC's Convective Outlook issued at 3:00pm CDT
Tornado Watch issued at 6:15pm CDT
Tornado Warning issued at 9:02pm CDT for SW Kiowa County
Reflectivity/Velocity radar images from DDC at 9:25pm CDT
Tornado Warning issued at 9:28pm CDT for E Kiowa County
Tornado Emergency issued for Greensburg at 9:41pm CDT
Reflectivity/Velocity radar images from DDC at 9:50pm CDT
Reflectivity PPI/RHI radar image from DDC at 9:54pm CDT
Tornado Warning issued at 9:58pm CDT for NE Kiowa County
Reflectivity/Velocity radar images from DDC at 10:02pm CDT
Reflectivity radar loop from DDC spanning 9:21-10:56pm CDT
Velocity radar loop from DDC spanning 9:21-10:56pm CDT
Aftermath & Analyses...
Storm Reports compiled during May 4th
Aerial photos of the damage path
Greensburg tornado rated an EF5
Jon Davies' environmental analysis page
MESO's Pieces...
Chase Summary
Plaque presented to Greensburg on 1-year anniversary
