The outbreak occurred on May 22, 2011 striking Joplin, Missouri.
It was a devastating multiple-vortex type tornado rated EF-5.
It was a devastating multiple-vortex type tornado rated EF-5.
EF stands for Enhanced Fujita Scale used to rate tornados based upon the severity of the incurred damage.
It lasted for 38 minutes with winds blown at around 320 km/h (200 mph) speed.
It cost a damage of about $2.8 billion (the highest in U.S. history) and killed about 160 people. More than 1000 people got injured. St. John’s Regional Medical Centre was severely affected by this tornado and its life flight helicopter was blown away got destroyed.
Extreme damage occurred in southeast Joplin destroying many houses and structures. Heavy vehicles were also thrown up to hundreds of meters in this area.
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