However, some commercial and residential lots remain vacant. The Joplin Globe estimated this tornado generated about 4.1 million cubic yards of residential and commercial debris.įive years later, new homes have been built in these tornado-scarred neighborhoods. The storm was eventually blamed for 161 deaths.
( MORE: 7 Things You Should Never Forget When Tornadoes Strike) Then, as storm sirens blared, one of the nation's deadliest tornados hit leveling a miles-long swath of Joplin on May 22, 2011. (Google Earth)Some neighborhoods were left unrecognizable.Ībout 7,500 residential dwellings were left damaged or destroyed, affecting more than 17,000 residents, according to "32 Minutes in May," a book published by The Joplin Globe.Ī June 2013 study from the American Society of Civil Engineers concluded more than 83 percent of structural damage was caused by winds only up to EF2 intensity, though, as mentioned above, National Weather Service storm surveys finding removal of concrete parking stops, manhole covers, and scoured-out pavement was used to justify an EF5 rating. The Walmart Supercenter (blue), Academy Sports and Outdoors store (yellow) and Pizza Hut (red) are highlighted. An EF-5 tornado tore through much of the city on May 22. The tornado that hit Joplin on May 22 has claimed 122. Pictures from the Butterfly Memorial in Cunningham Park and Sculpture Park in. A sign is seen in a devastated neighborhood in Joplin, Mo., May 25, 2011. RM W06YG2An aerial view shows the destruction of the Home Depot in Joplin, Missouri on May 24, 2011. Before, after and March 2016 view of businesses damaged by the EF5 tornado in Joplin, Missouri. an EF5 tornado destroyed much of the city and killed 161 people. 10 years ago, an EF-5 tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri killing over.
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