Joplin city officials have changed the city's outdoor warning siren activation policy as the result of an unwarned EF1 tornado that struck the west side of the city April 24, ...

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

JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM/KJFX) - May 22, 2026 marked 15 years since the tragic day that claimed 161+ lives. Community members ...

OzarksFirst (KOLR 10) is revisiting one of the darkest days in the history of the Ozarks with a 30-minute special marking the 15th anniversary of the Joplin tornado. The ...

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 ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — On this, the 15th anniversary of the 2011 Joplin tornado — the Salvation Army in Joplin unveils an expansion of its Hope Memorial. It was made from debris of the old Salvation Army ...

JOPLIN, Mo. – A local news anchor who was on the air during the deadliest tornado in modern history said he still remembers everything from that night. “I thought I was ready for whatever was thrown ...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Fifteen years ago on May 22, 2011, an EF5 tornado slammed into Joplin, Missouri, claiming 161 lives and becoming the deadliest tornado in the United States since 1953. The ...

New restrictions on data centers in North Carolina are a step closer to becoming law after the state House of Representatives voted to approve them Wednesday. A digital forensics expert testified ...

JOPLIN, Mo. (KCTV) - Fifteen years after the deadliest tornado in modern U.S. history tore through Joplin, Missouri, an emergency physician who set up a makeshift triage center is reflecting on that ...