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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.
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.
Ten years ago, Joplin, Missouri, was devastated by an enormous and powerful tornado -- which set records that still stand today. On the afternoon on May 22, 2011, a supercell thunderstorm began ...
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 ...
A weak tornado reported in the vicinity of Joplin, Missouri caused minor damage Thursday afternoon. ... Joplin was the site of one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history, in 2011. An EF5 multi ...
A Hobby Lobby store partially lost its roof, and at least one car was flipped in the parking lot of a nearby Walmart. Damage was also reported west of downtown Atlanta in Douglas County and Cobb ...
The following is a list of the costliest tornadoes in the Americas including Canada and the United States. It includes all tornadoes that, when damage totals are adjusted for inflation, have cost at least $100 million in damages (in 2024 dollars).
158 deaths – See article on this tornado – The tornado began in Newton County at EF2 intensity before continuing into Jasper County and producing catastrophic EF4 to EF5 damage in Joplin. The tornado reentered Newton County, weakening back to EF2 strength before dissipating east of Diamond.