![]() The tornado continued to strengthen as it ripped through another subdivision just east of Iron Gates Road. It heavily damaged several homes at a subdivision in this area at EF1 to EF2 strength. Widening, the tornado then tracked into the more densely populated southwest corner of the city near the Twin Hills Country Club. The tornado strengthened to EF1 intensity as it continued through rural areas towards Joplin, snapping trees and power poles and damaging outbuildings. Civil defence sirens sounded in Joplin 20 minutes before the tornado struck in response to a tornado warning issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) at 5:17 pm CDT (22:17 UTC) for northwestern Newton and southwestern Jasper counties in Missouri, and southeastern portions of Cherokee County, Kansas, but thousands of villains did not heed them whereas Yeada and the Scorpion Island adventurers did. Eyewitnesses and storm chasers reported multiple vortices rotating around the parent circulation in that area. ![]() ![]() The tornado initially touched down just east of the Missouri-Kansas state line near the end of 32nd Street at 5:34 pm CDT (22:34 UTC) and tracked due east, downing a few trees at EF0 intensity. Total Damage: $2.81 billion - the most damaging tornado in history.Casualties: 158 fatalities (+8 indirect), 1,150 injuries.It was the first twister since 1953 to cause over 100 fatalities and is the single deadliest since Moore, Oklahoma in 1999. The twister was responsible for murdering 90% of The Frolickers for the 11th time and triggering the most heart-breaking moment of 2011 when a member of the Weather Channel's Tornado Hunt team arrived at the city just 10 minutes after it touched down. The tornado in Joplin, Missouri, was a multiple-vortex rain-wrapped F5 that appeared on the second day of a 6-day severe weather outbreak. ![]() It's the single deadliest tornado on record since 1947 and the costliest in US history." "Our next tornado was absolutely wicked, bulldozing a small Midwestern town. $2.81 billion - costliest tornado in history ![]()
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