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An EF5 tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri, killing 158 people and wreaking $2.8 billion in damages, the costliest and seventh-deadliest single tornado in U.S. history.
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Joplin tornado
EF5 tornado in Missouri, US
The Joplin tornado, also referred to as simply the Joplin EF5, was a large, deadly and devastating EF5 tornado that struck the city of Joplin, Missouri, United States during the evening hours of Sunday, May 22, 2011, causing catastrophic damage to it and the surrounding regions.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Joplin, Missouri
City in Missouri, United States
Joplin is a city in Jasper and Newton counties in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Missouri. The bulk of the city is in Jasper County, while the southern portion is in Newton County. Joplin is the largest city located within both Jasper and Newton Counties – even…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)