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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.
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 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.
In the Americas, there are 15 tornadoes on record that caused at least 100 fatalities, the most recent being the Joplin EF5 tornado which killed 158 people in May 2011. There are at least 450 tornadoes on record that caused greater than ten fatalities; the most recent of these was the Rolling Fork, Mississippi EF4 tornado which killed 17 people ...
Mar. 21—A ceremony to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Joplin tornado and remember the 161 lives taken by the historic storm is planned for Saturday, May 22. Patrick Tuttle, director of the ...
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 ...
Clockwise from top: A view of Joplin, Missouri 10 days after being hit by a catastrophic EF5 tornado; Damage caused by a strong EF4 tornado on April 27; A destroyed house in Smithville, Mississippi after a fast-moving EF5 tornado; A long-tracked tornado seen on a tower cam; An EF5 tornado seen taking the appearance of a "wedge"; A powerful tornado at EF5 intensity after exiting the town of ...
The Flint-Beecher F5 tornado produced the last 100+ death toll for a single tornado in US history until the 2011 Joplin tornado. An F4 tornado that struck Worcester, Massachusetts, killed 94 people and may have reached F5 status as well. (26 significant, 6 violent, 7 killer) [36] [37] Tornado outbreak of June 27, 1953: June 27, 1953: North ...