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As of May 2013, the official death toll from NWS was listed at 158 while the City of Joplin listed the death toll at 161 (158 direct). The list was up to 162, until one man's injuries were found to be unrelated to the event.
On 22 May 2011, a massive tornado tore through a densely populated section of Joplin, Missouri, killing 162 people. The EF5 tornado was the deadliest single tornado to occur in the United States since modern record keeping began in 1950, surpassing the tornado of 8 June 1953, which claimed 116 lives in Flint, Michigan.
116 dead and another 500 injured by a single funnel. May 23, 2011 -- The death toll from the monster tornado that ripped through Joplin, Mo., has soared to 116, making it the deadliest single tornado in nearly 60 years, according to federal records.
One hundred fifty-eight people lost their lives directly due to the EF5 tornado on May 22, 2011. The city will commemorate the anniversary with an observance Saturday, including a tolling of...
On May 22, 2011, one of the most devastating tornadoes in the nation’s history directly killed 1581 people and injured over 1,000 in Joplin, Missouri. The Joplin tornado was the first single tornado to result in over 100 fatalities since the June 8, 1953, Flint, Michigan tornado.
The May 22, 2011, Joplin tornado, rated EF–5 on the Enhanced Fujita tornado intensity scale, caused 161 fatalities and more than 1,000 injuries, making it the deadliest single tornado on record in the U.S. since official records were begun in 1950.
The Joplin tornado is the deadliest since modern record keeping began in 1950 and is ranked 7th among the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history. 2011 was the fourth deadliest tornado year in U.S. history.
• F28: The Missouri State Police attributed 161 deaths and the City of Joplin attributed more than 1,000 injuries to the Joplin tornado, which affected an area with an estimated population of 20,820. • F29: Of the 161 deaths resulting from this tornado: –155 (96 percent) were caused by impact–related factors (i.e.,
This study analyzed Joplin deaths by damage zone and place of death. Tabular data collected primarily from secondary sources revealed the number of deaths and death
On the evening of 22 May 2011, a tornado killed 162 people and injured over 1,000 in the city of Joplin, Missouri, USA. 1 As a part of a larger late-May tornado outbreak sequence, it initially touched down in a rural area just east of the Kansas/Missouri state line and caused minor damage.