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. It killed 158 people and hurt 1,150 others. It caused $2.8 billion in damage. It is the costliest tornado to hit the United States. It was the third tornado to hit Joplin since May 1971.

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Other websites
Time-lapse of the May 22 tornado outbreak
Radar loop of the Joplin tornado
NOAA's Aerial Survey of Joplin, Missouri 
Slideshow of damage from the tornado 

Category:2011 in the United States
Category:2010s in Missouri
Category:Tornadoes in the United States
Category:2011 in weather
Category:Deadly storms