JOPLIN, MO. TORNADO

Background
April of 2011 had been a very active month for tornadoes and tornado sirens in Joplin were normal

1:30 P.M. on May 22, a tornado watch for an area including Joplin. Temperatures at low 80s, dew point above 70 degrees

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• 5:00: Funnel cloud poked out
• 5:09: Tornado warning with sirens
• 5:31: 2nd siren warning
• 5:34: Tornado touchdown

DURING

• EF5 at strongest (winds over 200 MPH).
• There was rain, lightning, trees breaking, and homes and vehicles being smashed
• St. John's Hospital damaged
• 22.1 mile path. Lasted 38 minutes

AFTER

• Tornado faded
• City wreaked. Some survivors limp to hospital, others trapped in rubble

COST & EFFECTS

• Cost $3 billion in insurance costs.
• 151 deaths, over 1,000 injured
• 7,000 homes destroyed, broken power lines (no power)

SOURCES

• stormstalker.wordpress.com
• 10tv.com
• cnn.com
• ustornadoes.com
• en.m.wikipedia.org