Joplin tornado
The 2011 Joplin tornado was a strong and dangerous EF5 tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri on the afternoon of May 22, 2011. It had winds of over 200 miles per hour.[4] It killed 158 people and hurt 1,150 others.[11][6] It caused $2.8 billion in damage. It is the costliest tornado to hit the United States.[12] It was the third tornado to hit Joplin since May 1971.[12]
Clockwise from top: Track and timeline of the tornado; aerial view of Joplin 10 days after the tornado; EF5 damage to the St. John's Regional Medical Center; radar image of the tornado in the city of Joplin, with a clear debris ball present | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | May 22, 2011, 5:34 p.m. CDT (UTC−05:00) |
| Dissipated | May 22, 2011, 6:12 p.m. CDT (UTC−05:00) |
| Duration | 38 minutes |
| EF5 tornado | |
| on the Enhanced Fujita scale | |
| Path width | 1,760 yards (1.0 mi; 1.6 km) |
| Path length | 21.62 miles (34.79 km) |
| Highest winds |
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| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 158 direct (+8–9 indirect)[5][6][7][8] |
| Injuries | ≥1,150 |
| Damage | $2.8 billion (2011 USD) (Costliest tornado in U.S. history) $2.8 billion (2020 USD)[9] |
| Areas affected | Joplin and surrounding areas |
| Power outages | 20,000 |
| Houses destroyed | 4,380[10] |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the tornado outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011 and tornadoes of 2011 | |
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Joplin Tornado Media
A cropped satellite image shows the supercell thunderstorm that produced the 2011 Joplin tornado at 22:45 UTC, just as it was moving through the city
Mammatus clouds over Joplin, 40 minutes before the tornado.
A destroyed area in the tornado's damage path on May 23.
St. John's Regional Medical Center sustained EF5 damage and had to be torn down due to deformation of its foundation and underpinning system.
The emergency waiting room in St. John's Regional Medical Center as it was being impacted by the tornado
A safety deposit box vault seen after the tornado, having remained intact despite the destruction of the bank building that housed it.
A radar image of the supercell that produced the tornado shows both a distinctive "hook echo" (left) and an impressive velocity signature (right).
A United States Army Corps of Engineers map shows the tornado's damage path as it moved nearly due east through Joplin, with the most intense damage near its centerline.
Extreme damage from the tornado is still clear on June 14, nearly three weeks later, with debarked trees visible in front of destroyed homes.
Aerial view of the St. John's Regional Medical Center campus
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References
- ↑ National Weather Service in Springfield, Missouri. Commemoration of Joplin, Missouri EF-5 Tornado. ArcGIS StoryMaps (17 April 2021)National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ↑ National Centers for Environmental Information. Missouri Event Report: EF5 Tornado. Storm Event Database (August 2011)National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ Chen, Carissa. Music Strikes a Chord in Joplin: Hubert Bird (1 September 2012)University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 KYTV. National Weather Service offers insight into EF5 rating for Joplin tornado (May 27, 2011)Schurz Communications. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ↑ Joplin Tornado – May 22nd, 2011 (September 15, 2011)National Weather Service. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Annual U.S. Killer Tornado StatisticsStorm Prediction Center. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ↑ McCune, Greg (November 12, 2011). "Joplin tornado death toll revised down to 161". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tornado-joplin-idUSTRE7AB0J820111112. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ↑ Weinhold, Bob. Rare fungal illness follows tornado.. Environmental Health Perspectives 121 (4) (April 2013). p. A116. doi:10.1289/ehp.121-a116.
- ↑ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ↑ The Response to the 2011 Joplin, Missouri, Tornado Lessons Learned Study (December 20, 2011)Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ↑ Storm Event Survey (September 15, 2011)National Weather Service, Springfield, Missouri.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Belk, Brad. Joplinglobe.comJoplinglobe.com. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
