2011 Joplin Tornado
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Highest winds | > 200 mph (320 km/h) |
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Max rating1 | EF5 |
Number of deaths | 161 |
Formed | UTC−05:00 |
Damage | U. S. |
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ID | 1276879 |
About 2011 Joplin Tornado
The 2011 Joplin tornado was a catastrophic EF5-rated multiple-vortex tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, late in the afternoon of Sunday, May 22, 2011. It was part of a larger late-May tornado outbreak and reached a maximum width of nearly 1 mile during its path through the southern part of the city.