Tornado Statistics - May 22, 2011 - Joplin, MO

At 5:34 pm on May 22, 2011, a tornado touched down west of Joplin, and by 5:41 pm it had reached Cunningham Park. Classified at its highest as an EF5 with wind speeds in excess of 200+ mph, it lasted 38 minutes, traveled 13 miles, and reached a peak width of 3/4+ mile. The tornado killed 161 people, injured over 1,000, destroyed 18,000+ trees and 8,000 buildings, left 3,000,000 cubic yards of debris, and caused $1,347,883,644 in damage. In its aftermath, 126,804 volunteers contributed 775,000 hours, while 1,308 pets were displaced and 529 were returned. It was the 7th deadliest tornado in U.S. history.

Joplin, Missouri · United States