A body was found Saturday morning near Nickol Knoll. Police are investigating. Investigation crews were staged behind the DHL building in the 1400 block of west Dundee Road [MAP/SAT].

— mb

Interview with Steve Hewitt (City Administrator).

Officials of Greensburg, Kansas say with a population of 1400 people, at least nine killed and 95 percent of homes destroyed with all of the downtown destroyed — the fire station destroyed, a hospital partially collapsed [Town Level Map | Midwest Perspective Map | SAT].

Video of a large one-quarter to one-half mile wide wedge tornado on May 5, 2007 in Stafford County Kansas [MAP/SAT] — a day that reported a fatal tornado in Greensburg, Kansas and over 80 tornadoes in Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. Over 314 reports of high winds, hail and tornados inclusive in Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, South Dakota, Texas, Colorado and Iowa were also reported on Saturday, May 5, 2007.

The exciting video shows the tornado just missing a house. The audio picks up the sound of hail hitting the car and background radio announcers warning about the tornado. Stormchasers Reed Timmer and Joel Taylo describe feeling the rumble of the car influenced by the passing tornado.

Reed Timmer and Joel Taylor have done it again and they have topped themselves. The tornado scientists have shot this incredible video of a violent tornado from within 50 yards in Ellis County Oklahoma [MAP/SAT]! Watch them pop their vehicle into reverse at the last second to avoid contact with the tornado.

Debris is clearly seen swirling around the tornado with trees twisting in the high winds. Excellent audio also picks up the sound of the passing tornado. The tornado scientists report that their cell phone fell out on the road and was sucked up by the tornado!

Their video was top news on CNN Saturday night and got front page web placement on CNN as well. On television, CNN framed it with their logo and the announcers were talking over the audio, which really took away from the presentation and hard work these guys put out. The CNN web version appeared to be HD/16:9 and did not have the logo framing nor the announcer interference.

YouTube: TornadoVideosdotnet
Web: TornadoVideos.net