May 22nd 2011 Joplin MO Tornado

Whitney Apperson

Severe Weather Outlook for May 22nd 2011

Areas where severe weather is most likely to occur

Probability of a tornado within 25 miles of a point

Tornado Watch

Radar Images

Tornado Track

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Damage

St. John’s Mercy Medical Center

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Joplin Wal-Mart Central Joplin

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Tornado Track

Debris and Damage Estimates

According to CNN Money the damage to Joplin was estimated to be over 3 billion dollars

There was twice the amount of debris from the Joplin Tornado than there was from the 9/11 Terrorist attacks

After the Destruction

Joplin High School

After the Destruction

St. John’s Mercy Medical Center

After the Destruction

Rebuilding

After the Destruction

Joplin High School’s first football game since the tornado

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