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Flood — Ford, KS

May 5, 2007

Unbelievably, an outbreak of tornadoes, some very large in size, raked the earth in basically the same area as the day before when Greensburg was nearly completely leveled. Although some of the tornadoes were large and apparently very strong, there was no loss of life on this day. A National Weather Service assessment team was in an area about 30 minutes before a tornado moved through. They also saw one tornado during the storm survey of damage that was produced the day before.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 37300). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Ford, KS

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