A quarter inch of steel, reinforced walls and a dozen six-inch bolts help make Brasfield’s shelters withstand the 200-mph winds of an EF-5 tornado. "You get someone that moves here from a state ...

As Misty Drope went about her day on Friday, March 14, a feeling of dread accompanied her. Severe thunderstorms were coming ...

Directed by Alexandra Lacey, the film vividly recounts the harrowing experience of the tornado, which not only transformed Joplin but also became a testament to hope for its residents. An ...

The mile-wide tornado devastated several neighborhoods south of Oklahoma City with winds of 210 mph-the second time an EF5 hit Moore in the span of 14 years. It was on the ground for roughly 20 ...

Featured in a new Netflix documentary, the Joplin tornado that struck on May 22, 2011 was one of the deadliest tornadoes in U ...

The Joplin EF-5 ranks as the seventh deadliest tornado to ever hit the US, and is the only storm from the 2000's to sit ...

Netflix’s The Twister: Caught in the Storm revisits the harrowing events of May 22, 2011, when an EF5 tornado devastated Joplin, Missouri. With winds reaching up to 200 mph, the tornado tore a ...

The other, which had the most severe damage near Diaz in Jackson County, was determined to be a high-end EF4 tornado with maximum winds of 190 mph. For comparison, an EF5 tornado has winds of at ...

The Joplin tornado tore through the Missouri city on May 22, 2011. Here’s everything to know about the natural disaster, ...

Tornadoes are among the strongest and deadliest types of weather, capable of destroying entire neighborhoods in minutes. However, the most powerful tornadoes, classified as EF5, make up less than 1% ...