2011 Joplin tornado
The 2011 Joplin tornado was a windy and dangerous EF5 tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri on the afternoon of May 22, 2011. It had winds of over 200 miles per hour.[1] It killed 158 people and hurt 1,150 others.[2][3] It caused $2.8 billion in damage. It is the costliest tornado to hit the United States.[4] It was the third tornado to hit Joplin since May 1971.[4]
Damage from the tornado
References
- KYTV (May 27, 2011). "National Weather Service offers insight into EF5 rating for Joplin tornado". Schurz Communications. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- "Storm Event Survey". National Weather Service, Springfield, Missouri. September 15, 2011.
- "Annual U.S. Killer Tornado Statistics". Storm Prediction Center.
- Belk, Brad. "Joplinglobe.com". Joplinglobe.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
Other websites
- Time-lapse of the May 22 tornado outbreak
- Radar loop of the Joplin tornado
- NOAA's Aerial Survey of Joplin, Missouri Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Slideshow of damage from the tornado Archived 2011-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
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