GREENSBURG, Kan. — The death toll from a tornado that nearly obliterated this farming town climbed to nine on Monday, but residents said it could have been far worse if not for a 20-minute warning that gave them time to take shelter in storm cellars and basements.
Residents visit storm-torn town
Officials try to locate more people as deaths rise to nine.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 10:44 p.m. CDT, Sunday, July 20, 2008
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