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Joplin, MO

seawolf17 May 23 2011 09:16 AM

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and- ... truction/# A tornado set down in Joplin, Missouri, on Sunday, killing at least 89 people, officials confirmed on Monday morning. The disastrous storm took a path that was a mile wide at some points, and emergencies have been declared on both the state and local level. A local hospital had to be abandoned due to damage and fire; the triage unit set up across the street. A Red Cross worker estimated that 75 percent of Joplin has been destroyed. According to the NOAA, the Joplin twister is the deadliest single tornado since 1953. http://www.flickr.com/photos/clovenlife ... oyed/show/ Stunning.

metirish May 23 2011 01:14 PM Re: Joplin, MO

The devastation very similar to the earthquake/Tsunami in Japan. Stunning images alright.

Edgy DC May 23 2011 02:31 PM Re: Joplin, MO

You drive by a town that's been hit by a tornado, your first response is often "I didn't know there was a dump around here."

Willets Point May 23 2011 05:37 PM Re: Joplin, MO

Tornadoes are probably the weirdest and scariest things that Mother Nature has to offer. I've never seen one and hope I never see one. My thoughts are with Joplin as they bury their dead and put their town back together.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 23 2011 08:54 PM Re: Joplin, MO

Greensburg, KS was wiped off the map by one in 2008. (Thanks to evacuations/a smaller, more prepared populace, the death toll was lower.) The town's residents/leadership saw "green" opportunity in the wake of the disaster, turning the town into the first LEED-platinum compliant town in the nation.

metirish May 24 2011 06:51 AM Re: Joplin, MO

NBC Evening News had on a resident who was clearly in shock and was rambling on and fuck it was terrible to watch, Williams did say before they aried the bit that the woman was in a state of shock.