Joplin, Missouri Tornado
An EF-4 tornado, with winds ranging from 166 to 200 mph and a mile-wide funnel, tore through the center of Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011 at 5:41pm shreading everything in its path. One week later, as the search continued for suvivors, some residents returned to their neighborhoods in shock . The trees and debris told a surreal story.