The deadliest tornado in modern U.S. history devastated Joplin, Missouri, 15 years ago, causing an estimated $2.8 billion in damage, killing 161 and injuring 1,000.

A disaster of the magnitude of the one that hit Joplin 15 years ago provided a wealth of information for scientists and engineers, as well as lessons for meteorologists and the public. Steve Runnels, ...

Human behavior researchers say catastrophes can bring out kindness in surprising ways. 15 years after Joplin, Mo., came ...

On Friday, May 22, 2026, Operation BBQ Relief® (OBR) will return to the city where its mission began, setting up at Cunningham Park in Joplin, Mo. to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 2011 ...

A tornado hit Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011, killing more than 150 people.

The tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, in May 2011 remains one of the strongest observed in modern history ...

The sirens will now be sounded when the National Weather Service issues a severe thunderstorm warning with a "tornado ...

A Weather Channel special airing May 21 will mark 15 years since the deadly Joplin tornado, sharing survivor stories and the city’s recovery journey.

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - A federal agency's final report about its technical investigation into the 2011 Joplin tornado calls for nationally accepted standards for building design and construction, and ...

A local news anchor who was on the air during the deadliest tornado in modern history said he still remembers everything from that night. Friday marked 15 years since the devastating EF-5 tornado tore ...

15 years ago today, one of the most destructive and deadly tornadoes in U.S. history struck the city of Joplin, just across the Oklahoma border. It all happened in a matter of minutes on that Sunday ...

The remains of a truck is wrapped around a tree as Kayla McMinn gathers belongings on Vermont Avenue, near 18th Street, on Monday afternoon, May 23, 2011, a day after Joplin, Mo., was hit by a tornado ...