Joplin Tornado Research Paper

Bp1 : This terrible twister had frightened Joplin Mo, in the year of 2011, May 22. These are some facts . The Joplin tornado traveled for 22 miles on the ground , the highest winds that this tornado had was 200mph 320km. Another fact is that this dangerous Tornado went to be an EF5 tornado, The to tornado had been EF3 , then made its way up to an EF5 tornado. One more fact is that this terrible twister had started at 5:30 and end ended at 6:12 , there was a warning siren for about 20 mins but for some 20 mins was not enough time. When this tornado had started, everyone's heart were broken , their homes , other humans , and buildings destroyed.

Based on this, the tornado was absolutely massive. Also, it had been reported that when the tornado “crossed the Mississippi...local witnesses said the river was ‘swept dry’...” (Douglas, Paul). This tornado was really a force to be reckoned with. In the end, the Sauk Rapids tornado lasted only about thirteen minutes, but devastatingly “killed 72 people and injured more than 200 and caused over $400,000 in damages. In 2015 dollars, that would be roughly $10.4 million dollars” (NWS Des Moines). All of this is why the Sauk Rapids tornado became known as the deadliest tornado ever in Minnesota history.

Tornados are one of the most destructive and devastating natural forces on Earth. When a tornado is fully created, wind speeds can reach up to more than 300 mph (483 km/h). Most tornadoes that occur are between the Appalachians and Rocky Mountains, but tornados can happen where ever the conditions are right. 90% of tornadoes that happen in the United States, happens in the Central United States. Even though scientist have not yet understood how tornadoes are formed, they’ve developed a theory that consist of the process and conditions of which a tornado must have to form.

An Ef-5 tornado is one that causes “Incredible damage. Strong frame houses leveled off foundations and swept away; automobile-sized missiles fly through the air in excess of 100 meters (109 yds); trees debarked; incredible phenomena will occur” (NOAA, 2011).

The Effect it has on people that survived ,is that there family, and friends might not of lived through it. Also a lot of houses were flattened

Since the beginning of time there have been countless weather disasters, which include hurricanes, floods and tornadoes. Comparable to other natural disasters, there is a great deal of severe damage to properties, businesses and unfortunately loss of life. There were a total of 422 tornadoes throughout the country in 1953. Texas has endured a multitude of disastrous storms; however on May 11, 1953 there was a particular storm that forever transformed a city called Waco, Texas known as 1953 Waco Tornado.

Did you know the costliest tornado in United States history is the Joplin tornado which caused $2.8 billion dollars in damage? Tornadoes are a very serious natural disaster some can be done in 10 minutes but some can last for an hour or some can even last for more. Tornadoes can also unfortunately cause deaths and can very well obliterate buildings in seconds (of course depending how strong the building is and depending the kind of building). Tornadoes kill on an average of 60 people each year. Tornadoes can form without many warning (except if you are prepared), the damage it does is costly, but if you are prepared it’s easy to survive a deadly tornado.

Tri-State Tornado; March 18th, 1925 a major fatality happened. A tornado happens when moist and dry air create a funnel,which turns into a tornado. The Tri-State Tornado happened three miles Northeast of Ellington, Missouri and made its way through Illinois and Indiana. More than 13,000 people were injured and 585-695 people died. This devastation was hard to recover from. In this project we are going to see which out of History Channel and US Tornadoes tells me more about the Tri-State Tornado.

The Joplin tornado was the biggest tornado on the record for that year. The Joplin tornado was the most powerful tornado that people have ever seen. After the tornado was over there was no building without debris on or in or by them everything was destroyed. The tornado killed thirty-eight people and over 1,000 people were injured. The cost of everything was about 2.8 billion dollars for stores, houses and even cars. The Joplin tornado was the tornado that caused the most damage that year. Now learning from that I have some tips for you. Some tips for you when there is a tornado in the area: If you see a tornado then run to the lowest area in your house and protect yourself. If you don't have a lower level then go to a room without a window. When the tornado hits keep covering yourself till it

In the articles, “Joplin Tornado: The Evil Swirling Darkness” and “A Storm Chaser’s First-Hand Account of the Joplin Tornado,” they both explain how disastrous the Joplin Tornado was, and how it affected the people who experienced it. The articles detail how the people in Joplin were so panicked. They both explain how, everyone started to panic and find out that it was not a false alarm tornado, they knew the tornado was on the ground. In fact, they both state what people did to prevent getting hurt, by going into different types of shelter. Of course it was a disastrous tornado, but people still helped each other after the disaster, because there were no firemen or police to help everyone trapped in the fallen buildings. Therefore, both articles explain how the Joplin tornado was not only terrifying, but traumatizing.

May 3rd, 1999 is day that bore witness to one of the strongest spectacles of weather that mankind has ever seen. The storm is one of the largest, and deadliest, tornados in history. The definition of a tornado is "a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system". A tornado is rated on a Fujita-Pearson scale which takes into account, overall damage reports, ground swirl patterns, as well as eyewitness and media accounts of the

On May 22, 2011, Joplin, MO was hit by one of the deadliest tornadoes recorded since 1947. Growing to a category EF-5, and tearing a path of nearly a mile wide, the tornado claimed 161 lives, and roughly 7,500 homes and 500 businesses were either damaged or destroyed. The estimated damage was nearly $3 billion, the highest ever for a tornado in the United States. Lives were lost, many people lost everything they had, and yet they would still stay to pick up the pieces and rebuild. The area of tornado alley in the United States expects this type of natural disaster, and is always prepared, however predicting tornadoes intensity can be extremely difficult since one can never tell what a tornado is going to do next.

I have learned a lot of different facts about tornadoes, but to better understand a tornado I needed to know how they are measured. That’s when I learned here in the USA (and Canada) tornadoes are classified by strength and estimated wind speed, according to the Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF-Scale), which assigns a rating of between EF0 and EF5. After carefully reviewing the EF-Scale and getting a better understanding as to the differences between an EFO –EF5 tornadoes, it seems to me any type of tornado can leave deadly damage in its path. Although the largest tornadoes have the reputation for destroying entire cities in just minutes, smaller scaled tornadoes can be deadly as well. So does this mean that tornadoes are more deadly when people are

     A tornado is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent tornadoes can produce massive destruction with wind speeds of 250 miles per hour or more. The typical tornado moves from southwest to northeast, but they have been known to move in any direction. The average forward speed of a tornado is 30 miles per hour but it may vary from stationary to 70 miles per hour. Although tornadoes occur in many parts of the world, they are found most frequently in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains during the spring and summer months. In an average year, 800 tornadoes are reported nationwide, resulting in 80 deaths and over 1,500 injuries.

F5     Incredible tornado     261-318 mph     Strong frame houses lifted off foundations and carried considerable distances to disintegrate; automobile sized missiles fly through the air in excess of 100 meters; trees debarked; steel re-inforced concrete structures badly damaged.