Impact of the May 22, 2011, Joplin Tornado

IMPACT OF THE MAY 22, 2011, JOPLIN TORNADO Enhanced Fujita Scale for tornadoes EF-0, EF-1 EF-2, EF-3 EF-4, EF-5 Weak Strong Violent May 22, 2011, tornado: EF-5 and 3/4 mile wide 20 1 MILE = 17.6 FOOTBALL FIELDS 3/4 MILE = 13.2 FOOTBALL FIELDS 12 12 3: 3: 4. 5. .8 4. 30-minute warning 5:11 pm 5:41 pm tornado sirens sounded tornado touched down More than 8,000 structures RO.KO.KOROKOO damaged More than 18,000 vehicles destroyed 161 lives lost X-RAY Freeman within the performed... first hours 22 Lifesaving surgeries 800 X-гаys 400 CT scans after the storm GARY&DONNA HALL TOWER FREEMAN HERTS Freeman treated 1,700 people the night of the storm and weeks that followed 135 doctors, 110 Freeman physicians, worked to save our neighbors 883 Freeman employees reported to work within 2 hours of the tornado 464 Freeman employees were affected by the tornado Ozark Center Ozark Center Crisis Hotline received 1,500 additional FREEMAN a division of Freeman calls per month for the first Health System 3 months after the tornado freemanhealth.com