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.

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

On the 15th anniversary of the disaster that killed 158, The Star looks back at the health care workers at St. John’s ...

A local news anchor who was on the air during the deadliest tornado in modern history said he still remembers everything from ...

On May 22, 2011, an EF-5 tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri, causing miles of damage across the city and leaving 161 ...

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

Nanda Nunnelly had just come home from a weekend out of town when a massive, multi-vortex tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011. The sky, she says, had a sickly green tinge. When the ...

A special program marking 15 years since the deadly EF-5 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, is set to air on The Weather Channel, according to a community announcement. The one-hour program, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - President Barack Obama traveled to Joplin to speak at a memorial service for tornado victims on May 29, 2011.