Joplin, Missouri Pummeled By Tornado
I was in Columbia, Missouri this morning. I drove home to Chesterfield in the afternoon as the storm was following from the west. What finally hit the St Louis metro area was quite minor, but Joplin, located 200 miles southwest of St Louis, was obliterated.
The Basics:
Population: 50,208
Metro Population: 174,300
75% of Joplin destroyed by a multi-vortex tornado
89 confirmed deaths as of 5/23/2011, 6:50am
St John Medical Center is badly damaged and cannot take new patients
The high school severely damaged
Tornado Video (skip to 2:10 and 3:05 to hear the impact):
Fast Tube by Casper
Tornado Forming, Touching Down:
Fast Tube by Casper
Aftermath Video:
Fast Tube by Casper
Pictures:
More Photos:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150207379806165.319812.726891164
Higher Resolution Photos:
http://www.flickr.com/search/show/?q=joplin&s=rec
Timeline:
http://www.hamwx.com/?p=4685
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