On May 22nd, one of the deadliest tornadoes in history struck Joplin, MO. An EF-5 twister killed 59 people and injured more than a thousand others in this southwest Missouri town that day. This tornado was the first one to claim more than 100 lives since the Flint, MI tornado of 1953. Due to the rare nature of this natural disaster, the NWS Central Region Headquarters has prepared this assessment to help reduce fatalities the next time a major tornado strikes a populated area. For the full assessment, click
here.
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