THE 2011 JOPLIN TORNADO

• By Grant Smith
• 3rd hour

7TH DEADLIEST

• May 22, 2011
• Joplin, Missouri
• 5:34pm - 6:12pm
• EF-5 tornado

PEOPLE INVOLVED

• Public Sector
• Private Sector
• Citizens of Joplin

WHAT CAUSED THE TORNADO

• 2 super-cell storms
• Result of 4 tornadoes

DEATHS AND INJURIES

• 158 died
• 1000 injured
• Over 17000 affected

DAMAGE $

• Res. property-$1,320,220,325
• Comm. Property-$55,388,779
• 7,500 homes destroyed

INTERESTING FACTS

• 1 mil. Hours if service - 110 years at 24/7 pace
• 2 percent tornadoes considered violent. 70 percent deaths
• Every state in U.S. had tornado.
• Tornado was 1 m. at peak
• U.S. has greatest num. of tornadoes.

Quote
"A hardy stalk, you might say, that doesn't want to wait for the government to come and help; they can solve problems today, and we appreciate whatever your going to do, but while we're waiting for you to do that, we're cleaning up."

SHORT AND LONG TERM EFFECTS

• 98 per. Families that lost homes stayed within 25 m. of Joplin
• 586 temp. housing became permanent or longer term
• 500 of 553 businesses re-opened

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