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Photo of damage from 2011 Joplin, Mo, tornado
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Homes were leveled with the force of 200 mph winds as a F5 tornado struck the city the night of May 22, 2011.

Credit: Jace Anderson/FEMA

Tornado, Joplin, Missouri, 2011
The May 22, 2011, Joplin tornado, rated EF–5 on the Enhanced Fujita tornado intensity scale, caused 161 fatalities and more than 1,000 injuries, making it the deadliest single tornado on record in the U.S. since official records were begun in 1950. The damage to the built environment made this the costliest tornado on record as well, with losses approaching $3 billion. The Joplin tornado damaged 553 business structures and nearly 7,500 residential structures; over 3,000 of those residences were heavily damaged or completely destroyed

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Created November 14, 2016, Updated February 28, 2017
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