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It was the deadliest tornado since modern record keeping began in 1950, according to the National Weather Service. JOPLIN, Mo., J- Tornadoes don't get any stronger than the one that struck Joplin May 22.Ī rare EF-5 storm, with winds exceeding 200 miles per hour, it churned for six miles through Joplin's heart killing 159 people, injuring 1,000 more, and destroying as much as a third of the city. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 8 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers quality assurance inspector Joseph Aguirre (left) consults with contractor Brandon Jewett July 2, 2011, before Jewett’s crew begins clearing debris from a home in Joplin, Mo., damaged by the EF-5 tornado that struck the a. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 7 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 6 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S.

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Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption –Ī view of a Federal Emergency Management Agency mobile home, shown July 5, 2011, like those FEMA will install at temporary housing sites for Joplin residents displaced by an EF-5 tornado that struck the city May 22. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, for the hard work the Corps has been doing in Joplin, Mo., as th. Merdith "Bo" Temple, acting commanding general and chief of engineers, U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption –ĭebra Fort, principal of Irving Elementary School, expresses her thanks to Maj. The Corps is managing debris removal as part of the federal. Army Corps of Engineers quality assurance specialist Lee Kochis oversees work to remove debris from homes in Joplin, Mo., July 4, 2011, after an EF-5 tornado devastated the area May 22.
