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  2. 2011 Joplin tornado - Wikipedia

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    The 2011 Joplin tornado was a large and devastating multiple-vortex EF5 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, United States, on the evening of Sunday, May 22, 2011.Part of a larger late-May tornado outbreak, the tornado began just west of Joplin at 5:37 p.m. CDT (UTC–05:00), and intensified very quickly, reaching a maximum width of nearly one mile (1.6 km) during its path through the ...

  3. 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.

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

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    St. John's Regional Medical Center after the May 22 Joplin tornado. The following is a list of confirmed tornadoes confirmed by local offices of the National Weather Service during the tornado outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011 that occurred over the Midwestern and Southern United States.

  5. Top 10 deadliest tornadoes in US history - AOL

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    The deadliest tornado in modern U.S. history struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011. It was the deadliest tornado since SPC records began in 1950. Nearly 1,000 were injured. The EF5 tornado had ...

  6. It's been 10 years since the deadly Joplin tornado - AOL

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    The Joplin tornado was rated an EF5, the highest intensity on the Enhanced Fujita Scale with wind speeds surpassing 200 mph. EF5 tornadoes account for less than 1% of all tornadoes that occur, and ...

  7. Waffle House Index - Wikipedia

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    The term was coined by FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate in May 2011 following the 2011 Joplin tornado, during which the two Waffle House restaurants in Joplin remained open. [ 4 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The measure is based on Waffle House's reputation for staying open during extreme weather and for reopening quickly, albeit sometimes with a limited menu ...

  8. List of United States tornadoes in May 2011 - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of all tornadoes that were confirmed by local offices of the National Weather Service in the United States in May 2011.Following the record tornado activity in April, during which 773 tornadoes struck the United States, May exhibited an unusually low number of tornadoes for the first three weeks.

  9. Walmart decides fate of tornado-ravaged Sam’s Club in ... - AOL

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    The Dec. 13 tornado outbreak damaged or destroyed dozens of buildings, including Sam’s Club in Grapevine. The company will permanently shutter the store where 133 people worked.