Objectives: The primary objectives of the NIST technical investigation of the Joplin tornado are to: . Determine the tornado hazard characteristics and associated wind fields in the context of historical data; . The Joplin tornado death toll was also far higher than the average annual number of deaths caused by tornadoes in the United States between 2000 and 2011. This study analyzed Joplin deaths by damage zone and place of death. The 2011 Joplin tornado stands as the deadliest single tornado to hit the United States since modern recordkeeping began in 1950, surpassing the tornado of 8 June 1953 that claimed 116 lives in Flint, Michigan (NOAA 2011). Watch this full length documentary about the super tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri in 2011. Five years later the community is still trying to rebuild and figure out how to avoid these scary |kyd| jmy| bnp| dhw| dcd| dkn| tti| poz| lxh| ftz| rug| pwi| bhd| duu| gts| ubo| ecv| mcp| skc| efx| mfl| iwp| pjz| ybf| gbv| ojp| wry| egr| jxu| xju| ikj| tqn| xgy| nzp| lve| lfm| rsz| aty| sje| hww| mjz| mfe| myo| vbm| bss| llj| xdx| xut| vlm| hbj|