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Storm system that spawned devastating EF-5 Joplin tornado that killed 158 andinjured over 1000

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Description

Storm system that spawned devastating EF-5 Joplin tornado that killed 158 andinjured over 1000. Image taken by GOES-13. This image was taken a few minutesbefore the tornado struck the city of Joplin.

Credit

NOAA/NESDIS Environmental Visualization Laboratory

Display Date

2011 May 22 2345 Z (1745 CST)

Location

Missouri, Joplin

Collection

NOAA in Space