The Joplin tornado killed 158 people. The City of Joplin has a population of about 50,000 and the tornado destroyed about 1/3 of the city. So that means about 17,000 were impacted by the tornado, nearly all of whom survived.
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.
Yes. If you look at the statistics, the majority of people affected by a tornado will survive without serious injury.
There have been many major tornadoes. The most significant of U.S. history include the St. Louis tornado of May 27, 1896, the Tri-state tornado of March 18, 1925, the Flint, Michigan tornado of June 8, 1953, and the Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011.
The Andover tornado killed 17 people.
The Tri-State tornado killed 695 people.
The Joplin, Missouri tornado of 2011 injured over 1,100 people.
The Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011 injured an estimated 1,150 people and killed 158.
The Joplin, Missouri tornado of May 22, 2011 killed 158 people. This ranks it as the 7th deadliest tornado in U.S. history.
The Joplin tornado traveled 22.1 miles.
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 cost of damage from the Joplin tornado amounted to $2.8 billion.
158 people were killed by the Joplin tornado. Another tornado on the same day killed 1 person in the Minneapolis area.
The Joplin Tornado hit at about 5:41 pm and lasted for 38 minutes, spending about 14 minutes in the city of Joplin.
The 2011 Joplin tornado had peak winds estimated at 225-250 mph (362-402 km/h).
The Joplin tornado was a devastating EF5 tornado that struck the city of Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011. It is most notable for killing 158 people, making it the seventh deadliest tornado in U.S. history and the deadliest to strike the U.S. since 1947. It was by far the deadliest U.S. tornado in the era of modern weather forecasting, killing more than twice as many people as the runner-up. It was also the costliest tornado in U.S. history, causing $2.8 billion worth of damage. It was the culminating event of an extremely brutal series of tornado outbreaks that had begun in April.
Yes. If you look at the statistics, the majority of people affected by a tornado will survive without serious injury.
The Joplin tornado did not cause extensive ground scouring as some EF5 tornadoes do, but it still destroyed many thousands of trees and man-made structures and scoured pavement from parking lots. About a quarter of the buildings in Joplin suffered some degree of damage.