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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.
From May 21 to May 26, 2011, one of the largest tornado outbreaks on record affected the Midwestern and Southern regions of the United States.A six-day tornado outbreak sequence, most of the tornadoes developed in a corridor from Lake Superior southwest to central Texas, while isolated tornadoes occurred in other areas.
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 ...
In this May 22, 2011, file photo residents walk in the street after a massive tornado hit Joplin, Mo. A sky-darkening storm was working its way into southwest Missouri around dinnertime on a ...
The devastation heaped upon Joplin, Mo., 10 days ago by a massive killer tornado will take years if not decades from which to recover. In addition to at least 139 lives lost, scores more residents ...
Two months after a huge tornado split Joplin in half, the. Skip to main content. Finance. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Login / Join. Mail ...
2011 Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado: EF4 1.48 miles (2.38 km) NWS Birmingham: This tornado reached a maximum width of 2,600 yards (1.5 mi; 2.4 km) and was the costliest tornado ever before the Joplin tornado. [31] 2021 Western Kentucky tornado: EF4 1.48 miles (2.38 km) NWS Paducah, Marshall, NWS Omaha
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Empty concrete pads where houses once stood. Untouched playgrounds still riddled with broken glass. A once-bustling retail district, eerily quiet on a weekend night. Two months ...