Greensburg's tornado
Associated Press photographers document the destruction wrought by a tornado Friday, May 4, 2007, in Greensburg.
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Survivors and volunteers wait at a shelter in Haviland, Kan., Sunday, May 6, 2007. The Haviland High School gym is housing Greensburg residents displaced by Friday's tornado. View photo »
Dennis McKinney, Kansas House Minority Leader, of Greensburg, Kan., left, is comforted by Rep. Jerry Moran, top, and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius Sunday May 6, 2007, as he breaks down in tears after the governor talked to a room full of his neighbors and friends in the Haviland High School gym. Sebelius took a tour of the emergency shelter in the school and downtown Greensburg Sunday. View photo »
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius talks to storm survivors at a shelter in the high school gym in Haviland, Kan., Sunday, May 6, 2007. View photo »
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, left, talks to Jason West, while West holds his 2-year-old son, Bo, Sunday, May 6, 2007, as they discuss when residents would be allowed back in to see their homes in Greensburg. View photo »
Eleven-year-old Tyler McIntosh found a new friend while collecting things in his home, in Greensburg, Kan., Sunday, May 6, 2007. View photo »
Moundridge firefighter Chris Jarvis sets up an American flag Sunday, May 6, 2007, among the rubble of destroyed homes in Greensburg. View photo »
Command Sgt. Major Steve Rodina of the Kansas National Guard returns a loose goat in Greensburg, Kan., Sunday, May 6, 2007. View photo »
Judy McIntosh, right, stands next to her husband, the Rev. Gene McIntosh, pastor of the First United Methodist Church, in Greensburg, Kan., as he reacts Sunday, May 6, 2007, to seeing the damage done by Friday's tornado. The church was destroyed. View photo »
Firefighters and search and rescue personnel look for survivors on Sunday May 6, 2007. View photo »
City administrator Steve Hewitt stands in the ruins of Greensburg, Kan., Sunday, May 6, 2007. View photo »
Dillons workers enter their tornado damaged store Sunday, May 6, 2007, in Greensburg, Kan. View photo »
Inspectors check out the roof of a building in Greensburg, Kan., Sunday, May 6, 2007. View photo »
Members of the media hold a news conference in Greensburg, Kan., Sunday, May 6, 2007. View photo »
Dick Hainje, FEMA regional administrator, talks with members of the media in Greensburg, Kan., Sunday, May 6, 2007. View photo »
A goat wanders during a news conference in Greensburg, Kan., Sunday, May 6, 2007. View photo »
A filling station stands in ruins. View photo »
A sign in Pratt on Sunday, May 6, 2007, advertises tourist attractions and businesses that have now been destroyed in Greensburg. View photo »
From left, Air National Guard Maj. Gen. Tod Bunting speaks to members of the media Sunday May 6, 2007, as FEMA regional administrator Dick Hainje, Kansas State Trooper Ronald Knoefel and Greensburg school superintendent Darin Headrick look on in. View photo »
The Rev. Gene McIntosh touches the a cross Sunday, May 6, 2007, that once stood at the First United Methodist Church in Greensburg. View photo »
Ken Willard stands in a room of the First United Methodist Church where a picture of Jesus is the only thing left on the wall on Sunday, May 6, 2007. Willard and Pastor Gene McIntosh were assessing the damage . View photo »
Judy McIntosh looks for the rest of her jewelry Sunday, May 6, 2007. View photo »
Inspectors walk through tornado damage in Greensburg on Sunday, May 6, 2007. View photo »
Tornado survivors Michael Perry, 51, of Greensburg, left, and Terry Gaul, 56, of Sedgwick are shown at a makeshift shelter at Barclay College in Haviland on Saturday, May 5, 2007. View photo »
Tornado survivor Frank Gallant, 47, is shown with his miniature pinscher at a makeshift shelter at Barclay College in Haviland on Saturday, May 5, 2007. View photo »
People gather Saturday, May 5, 2007, at a Red Cross makeshift shelter at Barclay College in Haviland View photo »
Red Cross workers establish a makeshift shelter Saturday, May 5, 2007, at Barclay College in Haviland for residents of Greensburg who lost their homes in a tornado that damaged about 95 percent of their town on Friday, May 4, 2007. View photo »
Debris is strewn in Greensburg on Saturday, May 5, 2007. View photo »