Joplin

[Highlander]

Looks like KC's neighbor to the south took a direct hit from an F4 (at least) tornado tonight.  Damage looks pretty extensive. 

Tornado May 22nd 2011 Joplin MO

[IraGlacialis]

A Missouri Southern track coach I know just barely missed it.
Apparently it was sheer luck of his daughter throwing a temper tantrum, necessitating them to leave a restaurant; 10 minutes later that neighborhood got totaled.

Missouri has been taking a beating from Mother Nature lately.

[AllThingsKC]

As of right now, 24 people have died.  I've never seen tornado damage this bad before.

[bbqboy]

http://ruskinheightstornado.arctecowl.com/

[moosnsqrl]

Looks like KC's neighbor to the south took a direct hit from an F4 (at least) tornado tonight.  Damage looks pretty extensive. 

Tornado May 22nd 2011 Joplin MO

They've estimated 75-80% of Joplin is just "gone." Twenty-four dead so far and more expected. And a small town, Reading, Kansas was pretty much wiped-out too. Very sad.

[KC0KEK]

Another estimate said 20%. It's just a guessing game at this point.

[AllThingsKC]

Death toll now at 89, they are reporting.

[KCMax]

Just a reminder:

http://www.redcross.org/

[ignatius]

http://www.kspr.com/news/local/kspr-jop ... 3323.story

To help, you can text CONVOY to 50555 to donate $10 to relief efforts in Joplin.

[KCMax]

The Red Cross has announced it will hold a blood drive at its facility at 211 W. Armour Blvd. beginning at 2 p.m. 

[aknowledgeableperson]

Know quite a few from Joplin since they have places with me at Grand Lake.  All but one couple (lived by high school) are accounted for.  Minor damages at their homes except one had home totaled.
Will receive more personal updates this weekend.

[KCMax]

http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather- ... 2011-05-23

Top 10 deadliest tornadoes

    Mar. 18, 1925 (Tri-State Tornado): 695
    May 6, 1840 (Natchez, Miss.): 317
    May 27, 1896 (St. Louis, Mo.): 255
    Apr. 5, 1936 (Tupelo, Miss.): 216
    Apr. 6, 1936 (Gainesville, Ga.): 203
    Apr. 9, 1947 (Woodward, Okla.): 181
    Apr. 24, 1908 (Amite, La., Purvis, Miss.): 143
    Jun. 12, 1899 (New Richmond, Wisc.): 117
    May 22, 2011 (Joplin, Mo.): 116
    Jun. 8, 1953 (Flint, Mich.): 115

[Highlander]

http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather- ... 2011-05-23

I've read that it is now tied for the biggest death toll from a single tornado.  The records, albeit a little morbid, are also probably a little subjective because we know a lot more about storms that hit in an era of high resolution radar and video cameras than back before 1960.  I am wondering how last month's Tuscaloosa tornado is not showing up as one of the most destructive as I understood the death toll to be around 140. 

An F4 in even a relatively dense urban area can produce frightening results. 

[heatherkay]

That may have been from multiple tornadoes.  The thing about the one in Joplin was that it was a single tornado cell.

[KCMax]

Obama will make a visit Sunday.

[maison rustique]

There's a fundraiser/donation center in NKC this Thursday:

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Amer ... bVnk38NKSY

[KC0KEK]

An F4 in even a relatively dense urban area can produce frightening results. 

What's the official ranking for the tornado that hit Lambert Airport in April?

[NDTeve]

What's the official ranking for the tornado that hit Lambert Airport in April?

I think it was an EF2 or EF3

[KC0KEK]

I think it was an EF2 or EF3

Thanks. My SUV lost two windows while parked at Lambert. The airport and surrounding areas looked like a war zone.

[warwickland]

Thanks. My SUV lost two windows while parked at Lambert. The airport and surrounding areas looked like a war zone.

And that was before the tornado! Is that blood or ketchup?! RIMSHOT!



I'll be here all week, folks!

See, I can say stuff like that.