File:2007 Greensburg tornado radar.gif

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Summary

NEXRAD Radar image of the May 4, 2007 Greensburg EF5 tornado (seen as a purple pyramid). The tornado directly impacted Greensburg, Kansas, leaving eleven dead. Source: https://bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tmp/greensburg/L2radar/DDC_REF.gif

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current	19:42, 14 November 2024		1,103 × 841 (4.18 MB)	EF5 (talk \| contribs)	NEXRAD Radar image of the May 4, 2007 Greensburg EF5 tornado (seen as a purple pyramid). The tornado directly impacted Greensburg, Kansas, leaving eleven dead. Source: https://bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tmp/greensburg/L2radar/DDC_REF.gif Comment: While source itself is not in the public domain, the software used to produce radar images (NEXRAD) IS in the public domain, as an NOAA/NWS product. {{PD-USGov-DOC-NWS}}

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