Talk:2007 Greensburg tornado

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2007 Greensburg tornado is part of the "Tornado outbreak of May 4–6, 2007" series, a current good topic candidate. A good topic should exemplify Wikipedia's very best work, and is therefore expected to meet several criteria. Please feel free to leave comments.

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Q1: Why is only one tornado included in the article, I thought more tornadoes happened?

A1: Although eleven tornadoes did touch down as part of the tornado family, ten of those are considered satellite tornadoes, and are not considered their "own" tornadoes. Because of this, they do not have their own tornado summaries.

Q2: The source that I found says that ten people died, why does this page say eleven?

A2: The fatalities caused as a result of the tornado are disputed, with some sources saying ten and others saying eleven. However, National Weather Service publications conclude that eleven died, and so that is the generally accepted number of deaths.

2007 Greensburg tornado is currently an Earth sciences good article nominee. Nominated by E_F⁵ at 16:07, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

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Short description: 2007 EF5 tornado in Kansas

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Section sizes

Section size for 2007 Greensburg tornado (24 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	5,832	5,832
Meteorological synopsis	3,407	4,523
Greensburg supercell development	1,116	1,116
Tornado summary	23	15,911
Formation and track towards Greensburg	4,672	4,672
Impact in Greensburg	6,416	6,416
Satellite tornadoes	4,800	4,800
Aftermath	2,646	17,718
Damage to homes	1,600	1,600
Greensburg High School	1,205	1,205
Delmer Day Elementary School	900	900
Kiowa County Memorial Hospital	786	786
Rebuilding efforts	6,187	6,187
Fatalities	3,369	3,369
Depiction in media	1,025	1,025
Gallery	1,483	1,483
See also	475	475
Notes and footnotes	27	6,307
Notes	38	38
Footnotes	31	31
Sources	4,329	4,329
Further reading	25	1,882
Event studies	1,840	1,840
Aftermath	17	17
Total	52,249	52,249

Casualties

Is the casualties box supposed to say 74 total? This doesn't align with what's in the article. 2600:1008:B18D:6FD8:88FD:50FF:FE38:210C (talk) 02:55, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yea, it is. 11 (deaths) plus the injury count equals the total casualties. I'll add it shortly regardless. E_F⁵ 13:01, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the 2007 Greensburg tornado was the first EF5-rated tornado to hit the United States? Source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267555392_Damage_survey_of_the_Greensburg_KS_tornado
- ALT1: ... that Greensburg, Kansas, after being hit by the 2007 Greensburg tornado, was rebuilt with the goal of making it a "green town"? Source: https://www.nrel.gov/buildings/assets/pdfs/53539.pdf
- ALT2: ... that the 2007 Greensburg tornado devastated Greensburg, Kansas, leaving 95% of the town damaged to some degree? Source: https://www.nrel.gov/buildings/assets/pdfs/53539.pdf
- ALT3: ... that the 2007 Greensburg tornado was one of only nine EF5-rated tornadoes to touch down in the United States? Source: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/f5torns.html
- ALT4: ... that the 2007 Greensburg tornado was 1.7 miles (2.7 km) wide? Source: https://www.greensburgks.org/community/pages/2007-ef5-tornado
- ALT5: ... that the 2007 Greensburg tornado had up to ten smaller tornadoes rotating around it? Source: https://data.cincinnati.com/tornado-archive/kansas/37297/
- ALT6: ... that after hitting Greensburg, Kansas, the 2007 Greensburg tornado looped around, almost hitting the town again? Source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267555392_Damage_survey_of_the_Greensburg_KS_tornado
- ALT7: ... that Greensburg, a documentary series about recovery efforts following the 2007 Greensburg tornado, was created by Leonardo DiCaprio? Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20111005072555/http://www.greensburgks.org/news/greensburg-season-3-to-air-on-planet-green/
- ALT8: ... that although the 2007 Greensburg tornado was the first to be rated F5/EF5 in the United States in nine years, the next F5/EF5 tornado would occur in Canada a month later? Source: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/f5torns.html and https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/severe/this-day-in-weather-history-june-22-2007-elie-manitoba-tornado
- ALT9: ... that the 2007 Greensburg tornado was the first "incredible tornado" to hit the United States? Source: https://www.iccsafe.org/building-safety-journal/bsj-dives/how-damage-determines-a-tornados-rating-from-fujita-to-enhanced-fujita/#:~:text=EF%2D4%3A%20Devastating%20damage%20(,damage%20(Over%20200%20mph).
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Manhasset
- Comment: Damage Survey authors considered experts in their field (see Timothy P. Marshall).

Created by EF5 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

E_F⁵ 13:41, 13 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]