No. Joplin is in Missouri and so was the tornado that hit it.
Mike Woolston was the mayor of Joplin, Missouri when the 2011 tornado hit and still is today.
The Joplin Tornado hit at about 5:41 pm and lasted for 38 minutes, spending about 14 minutes in the city of Joplin.
Tornadoes do not recieve formal names like hurricanes do, but are generally referred to by the place they hit. The Joplin tornado is referred to as such because it hit the city of Joplin, Missouri.
Tornadoes do not get names like hurricanes do. They are usually just referred to by where they hit. So the tornado that devastated Joplin, Missouri in 2011 is called the Joplin tornado.
The 2011 tornado was not the first to hit Joplin and it almost certainly will not be the last. Joplin probably will be hit by another tornado eventually, but there is no telling when. The chances of another one anywhere near as bad as the 2011 storm are remote, however.
Joplin, MO
Tornadoes do not have names as hurricanes do. Most tornadoes are simply referred to by where they hit. For example the tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri in 2011 is known as the Joplin tornado.
No tornado hit Joplin, Missouri in 2012. However, Joplin was devastated by an EF5 tornado on May 22, 2011. That tornado directly killed 158 people, the deadliest to hit the U.S. since 1947. Three or four other people died due to indirect effects.
The Joplin tornado struck the city of Joplin, Missouri.
The Joplin, Missouri tornado of 2011 was rated EF5, the highest level of tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale with winds in excess of 200 mph.
The Joplin, Missouri tornado occurred on May 22, 2011.