Draft:2007 Greensburg, Kansas tornado

On the night of May 4, 2007, a large and destructive EF5 wedge tornado struck the town of Greensburg, destroying 95% of the town and taking the lives of 11 and injuring 63. It was the first tornado to be given a rating of F/EF5 since 1999, as well as being the first to be given a rating of EF5 since the implementation of the Enhanced Fujita scale in February of that same year.