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Tornado Rating

Should the part about the tornado be moved into it's own section (as done with Enterprise, Alabama)? --68.160.121.28 10:15, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The information that it is an F4 is false. No damage survey has been completed by the National Weather Service yet. The only way a tornado gets a rating is after a full damage survey. Also the tornado F scale is no longer in use, so the information that it is an F4 is wrong on two counts. Loganwv78 14:41, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Judging by the damage, I wouldnt be one bit surprised if its classed as an F5, how long does the survey take? Anung Mwka 15:43, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No doubt there are damage survey teams from the National Weather Service office in Dodge City in Greensburg right now. A full damage survey on something of this magnitude could take a while (a day or two). Further complicating the matter is that additional storms are in the area right now. 204.227.127.171 18:52, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the reference to the tornado being an "F4" since - as this discussion has already shown - that rating is invalid on two different counts. Firstly there ISN'T an official rating for the tornado yet, and secondly, since the F scale is no longer used. A fact-based article should not contain speculation. Toroca 08:16, 6 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Just to let you know, I'm in the process of writing an article on this tornado and the current outbreak.--JForget 15:44, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Good, I was wondering what happened to my sentence! L337p4wn 20:53, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's Greensburg, Kansas

Greensburg has been entirely destroyed by an mile-wide wedge tornado, except for the courthouse, and Greensburg is now wiped off the map, but this was a county seat town, after all. I did see pitcures of so much destruction of the town, displacing all of 1,400 residents.

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 Should the part about the tornado be moved into it's own section (as done with [[Enterprise, Alabama]])? --[[User:68.160.121.28|68.160.121.28]] 10:15, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
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 No doubt there are damage survey teams from the National Weather Service office in Dodge City in Greensburg right now. A full damage survey on something of this magnitude could take a while (a day or two). Further complicating the matter is that additional storms are in the area right now. [[User:204.227.127.171|204.227.127.171]] 18:52, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
+I've removed the reference to the tornado being an "F4" since - as this discussion has already shown - that rating is invalid on two different counts. Firstly there ISN'T an official rating for the tornado yet, and secondly, since the F scale is no longer used. A fact-based article should not contain speculation.  [[User:Toroca|Toroca]] 08:16, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
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