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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 ...
The tornado moved east-northeast and strengthened to EF1 intensity as it continued through rural areas towards Joplin, snapping trees and power poles and damaging outbuildings. Widening, the tornado then tracked into the more densely populated southwest corner of the city near the Twin Hills Country Club.
The 2011 Joplin tornado was an EF5 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011, killing at least 158 people and causing over $2.8 billion in damage.
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 ...
May 21—A photo exhibit depicting messages of hope and defiance through handwritten text on the skin of Joplin tornado survivors is now on display at the Spiva Center for the Arts until Sunday as ...
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 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 portions of ...
English: NOAA satellite image of a thunder storm minutes before a large tornado formed over Joplin, Missouri. Date: 22 May 2011: Source: