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  2. 2011 Joplin tornado - Wikipedia

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    The 2011 Joplin tornado was a large and devastating multiple-vortex tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, United States, on the evening of Sunday, May 22, 2011.Part of a larger late-May tornado outbreak, the EF5 tornado began just west of Joplin and intensified very quickly, reaching a maximum width of nearly one mile (1.6 km) during its path through the southern part of the city.

  3. Joplin, Missouri - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Route 71 runs east of the city, connecting Joplin to Kansas City to the north and Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the south. The segment from Kansas City to Joplin was designated Interstate 49 on December 12, 2012. [65] Range Line Road is the primary north and south commercial district with traffic approaching 25,000 vehicles daily. In 2022 the ...

  4. Tornado outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011 - Wikipedia

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    An especially destructive EF5 tornado destroyed one-third of Joplin, Missouri, resulting in 158 deaths and over 1,000 injuries. [7] [8] The Joplin tornado was the deadliest in the United States since April 9, 1947, when an intense tornado killed 181 in the Woodward, Oklahoma, area.

  5. Joplin man's death ruled suicide - AOL

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    Aug. 21—The Jasper County coroner has ruled the death Aug. 12 of a 31-year-old Joplin man a suicide by hanging. Joplin police Capt. William Davis said two passersby reported spotting a man ...

  6. List of tornadoes in the outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011 ...

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    An EF3 tornado struck Reading, Kansas on May 21, resulting in severe damage and one fatality. An EF5 tornado in Joplin, Missouri resulted in 158 direct fatalities on May 22, becoming one of the deadliest tornadoes in United States history. This tornado was the most severe of the outbreak, and it caused catastrophic damage across southern ...

  7. Billy Cook (criminal) - Wikipedia

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    When Cook was released from prison in 1950, he returned to Joplin and was briefly reunited with his father. He told him his intention was now to “live by the gun and roam.” [ 3 ] Cook then drifted to the small desert town of Blythe, California , where he worked as a dishwasher until just before Christmas 1950.

  8. Mercy Hospital Joplin - Wikipedia

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    Mercy Hospital Joplin, formerly known as St. John's Regional Medical Center, is a hospital in Joplin, Missouri, USA. The hospital is famous for suffering devastating damage in the 2011 Joplin tornado. The original storm-ravaged building was demolished in 2013.

  9. Jasper County, Missouri - Wikipedia

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    Jasper County is located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri.As of the 2020 census, the population was 122,761. [1] Its county seat is Carthage, [2] and its largest city is Joplin.