@geographyuncovered: On May 22, 2011, one of the most devastating tornadoes in modern U.S. history struck Joplin, Missouri. The EF5 tornado grew nearly a mile wide and carved a 22-mile path directly through the center of the city. Entire neighborhoods were flattened so completely that meteorologists described the destruction as “geographic erasure.” With winds over 200 mph, major landmarks, including St. John’s Regional Medical Center, were destroyed in minutes. Today, Joplin has rebuilt, but the storm remains one of the most studied tornado disasters in modern meteorology. #Geography #Joplin #Tornado #Missouri #EF5
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Wednesday 11 March 2026 02:26:40 GMT
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💚dreamslayer64💚 :
I was here in joplin
2026-03-28 20:49:44
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zakhayds :
It was a multivortex tornado.
2026-03-13 21:08:53
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Summer Maggard :
I was in the tornado
2026-03-27 22:38:18
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it is finished :
yep this is where I live.
2026-04-08 11:50:13
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crystalrobinson :
I see my house!
2026-04-06 00:50:46
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Jenn :
I was there!!!!
2026-03-30 01:30:03
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Dennis Hall :
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2026-03-15 17:21:46
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sherrywarner206 :
I live in Joplin that was the most horrible day it looked like a bomb went off a truly very sad day
2026-03-24 00:35:53
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brian :
Joplin ,MO here-I'm still traumatized 😑😔
2026-03-16 23:24:49
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Sarah Kay :
My daughter and I were in this tornado. Truly awful. My daughters school, our church, home, and my place of employment (St Johns) were gone
2026-03-15 13:53:37
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Tracy :
I will never forget this.
2026-04-12 02:54:40
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Deb :
Don’t forget all the ppl who lost their lives…
2026-03-29 03:23:10
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Mandy :
survivor here. Will never forget 🙏
2026-03-21 13:19:22
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BluNado417(26) :
I remember that tornado I was 11 when it happened I’m 26 now I remember it like it was yesterday watching the weather channel
2026-03-12 07:19:43
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jennysooter0 :
We
survived it! but PTSD effected us for years
2026-03-18 06:37:36
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Cerealkiller :
I survived this monster
2026-03-23 22:47:02
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gglinda76 :
Thankful to have lived through it
2026-03-14 08:49:08
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Donna :
Lost many good friends 😢 it was horrible I ended up moving
2026-03-13 13:59:49
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Gregory Eastburn :
just barely missed me
2026-03-21 16:41:15
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Stacy_1971 :
I survived and F5 tornado may 22 2011 what did you do that summer ? Joplin strong 💪
2026-04-01 03:23:40
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🇺🇸 Dave Savage 🇺🇸 ❌️ 🥓 :
I lived in the apartments by Dillons on 20th at the time. We were having a BBQ. Lost everything but our lives. We were the lucky ones.
2026-04-02 16:32:20
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Micah :
crazy bc i was there in it
2026-04-02 20:38:02
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Debbie :
Joplin doesn't look the same. I lived there most my life and I couldn't tell you where I was when driving around. and that was after 2 months.
2026-04-15 01:23:11
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Carolina Girl :
We’re still rebuilding. It will never look like it once did. That hospital is where I used to work in OB, 8th floor, it was 9 stories. The tornado picked up and moved the concrete parking garage. It was devastating.
2026-03-25 10:01:16
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