Photos: A look back at the 2011 Joplin, Missouri, tornado

Photographs from The Star’s archives document the destruction, resilience and hope the community would draw on to rebuild.

Joplin tornado special revisits survival and recovery 15 years later

A Weather Channel special airing May 21 will mark 15 years since the deadly Joplin tornado, sharing survivor stories and the ...
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'Miracle Boy' Got Sucked into Deadly Tornado, Then Contracted Rare Flesh-Invading Fungus. How He Survived Both

The EF-5 Joplin tornado; survivor Steven Weersing in Netflix's "Twister: Caught in the Storm" The EF-5 tornado that ripped through Joplin, Mo., in 2011 killed 158 people, but another deadly threat ...
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15 years since a deadly tornado brought Joplin, Mo. together, kindness carries on

Nearly 100,000 volunteers helped the town rebuild and a spirit of community service continues to this day. Researchers studying human behavior catastrophes can bring out compassion in surprising ways.
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Serious MomSense: Joplin tornado stories lend perspective, redefine priorities

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15 years since a deadly tornado brought Joplin, Missouri, together, kindness carries on

Human behavior researchers say catastrophes can bring out kindness in surprising ways. 15 years after Joplin, Mo., came together to rebuild after a deadly tornado, a community service spirit lives on.