The Joplin Tornado: What Our Meteorologists Remember Most 15 Years Later

Today is the 15-year anniversary of the Joplin, Missouri, EF5 tornado, the nation's deadliest in 64 years and record costliest. It wasn't the day's only tornado.

What's the Enhanced Fujita scale and does it measure up to powerful Texas tornadoes?

This is the time of year when Texas sees more severe thunderstorms that can spawn tornadoes, you might hear more about where ...
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Former police chief reflects on Joplin’s devastating EF5 tornado 15 years later

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Friday marks 15 years since a deadly EF5 tornado tore through Joplin, Missouri. Former Joplin Police Chief Lane Roberts and now a Missouri state representative recalls that ...
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During the Joplin tornado 15 years ago, healthcare workers leapt to action. Here are their stories

The EF5 tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011, became the deadliest in modern history — killing 158 people. Although little damage is now visible to the naked eye, to the survivors, ...
Chicago Tribune

Tornado season is underway in Chicago. Here’s what to expect and when.

The reemergence of thunderstorms and warming temperatures in the forecast are a reminder that tornado season is here in Chicagoland. Isolated thunderstorms are expected in the area between 4 p.m. and ...
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Tracking the Whirlwind: Mapping tornadoes using GIS

3:13 a.m. Pulsing alarms. NOAA weather alert: TORNADO WARNING! TAKE IMMEDIATE SHELTER! Without hesitation, the family awakened from their sleep, grabbed wallets, smartphones, car keys and hurriedly ...
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What the tornado EF scale means

Measuring tornado winds at the ground level is notoriously difficult. Instead, meteorologists look at the damage, using on or more of 28 key indicators to determine how strong the tornado likely was ...