In the meantime, low pressure developed in the lee of the Rockies, as they tend to do in big Plains tornado events. (Author modification via Penn State)Īs the first wave in the series rotated through the trough, the next one helped carve the buckling jet-stream deep into the southwest U.S. It is inclusive of the entire outbreak series. Pattern reanalysis for the period centered on the Greensburg tornado event. A front-end vorticity maximum and attendant jet streak helped spark off some storms and tornadoes across northern Colorado. It all began with a powerful and slow-moving low pressure trough dipping through the northwestern U.S. While the biggest day of the bunch was May 5 - the 4th is when the most disastrous portion of the several-day period occurred. As if the hit already taken wasn’t enough, the indescribable destruction also came the day prior to a major tornado outbreak impacting the same region.īorn of a classic setup for a Plains tornado outbreak series, from May 3 through May 6 (the duration is open to interpretation, for this we are talking the main trough before it began to degrade) there were 139 tornadoes, mostly in the Plains from South Dakota to Texas. While the Greensburg monster is what the day is known for, the supercell responsible was an incredibly prolific tornado producer. It’s the most recent to happen in the state as well. The first EF5 on the launched-in-2007 Enhanced Fujita Scale, Greensburg was also the first F/EF5 in the state of Kansas since the Andover tornado of April 26, 1991. Terrible and miraculous all at once, “only” 11 residents lost their lives. Nearly 70 others were injured. At 1.7 miles in width, the hit would prove unnecessarily excessive. The tornado had already been on the ground for almost an hour, and was entering the final part of its 26 mile track. The 1,500+ inhabitants of the town were as ready as they could be.Īround 9:50 p.m., the tornado that would almost fully destroyed Greensburg began shredding it to bits. Life-saving equipment was moved out to wait. Amidst a slew of increasingly urgent warnings, the town of Greensburg prepared as best it could. They’re usually bad news, primarily because they are so huge. These are tornadoes that appear wider than they are tall. It gained strength and it stealthily churned in the direction of Greensburg.Īs the tornado neared the town, it took on the much-feared “wedge” shape, visibly crowding the horizon in the lightning flashes. It started off somewhat slender as it danced along the fields of southern Kansas. right at the end of civil twilight - the first “big one” of the night touched down. ( Charles Dharapak/AP Photo)Īs dusk turned to dark on the evening of May 4, 2007, what started as a beautiful striated supercell turned into a tornado machine.Īt first, the tornadoes were quick, relatively small, and short lived. But, what happens after the story? Where does the hero go after slaying the dragon, rescuing the damsel and freeing the people from an untold terror? No one really knows what happens to the old and retired soldiers.By Ian Livingston and Andrew Berrington Marine One flies over tornado damage in Greensburg, Kansas, Wednesday, May 9, 2007. Tavern Tycoon is a PC video game published and developed by Terapoly. They listen of course, to the very far fetched stories that are passed down from mouth to mouth. Run your fantasy RPG tavern - let travelers take shelter for the night and serve 'em the best mead of their life with a good dose of humor. By word, by book, the tales of the brave and mighty are told in reverie. Every warrior is remembered, his stories spreading like a magician’s flame. Where? In the very taverns that are bustling with legends and the young at heart.Īfter years of roaming free, slaying evil and merrymaking in halls of drink, everyone takes an arrow to the knee. They have obligations and duties but most of all, the retired life is boring and redundant. They miss the dangers and wish they were young again. What better way to relive the life than to run a tavern? Travellers and adventurers from all kingdoms, far and wide come aspiring for fame and glory. They tell tales of their adventures, transforming cotton tails to horrendous beasts, morphing storms to witchery! All the danger relived in safety because at the end of the day, the warmth still burns in the fireplace. Your job is to run the tavern - Dragon's Hangover. Some will seek drinks and food while some might seek the warmth of a bed. Manage your tavern and be the host that all adventurers admire. Games with similar hooks (sims-adjacent build-it-yourself biz tycoon/managers) and similar prices do quite a bit more to liven up the experience than this game. Your journey, as the tavern's keep, begins now.
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