This exceeds the number from the 1953 storms (see below) and makes it the deadliest single tornado since 1947.Īn aerial view of the tornado damage from KOTV, Tulsa, Oklahoma, is here. That storm was rated at EF-2, with a path length of 7.25 miles and a path width of 1/4 mile.Ĥ PM Update: CNN is reporting that the Joplin tornado death toll has risen to at least 116. A survey has been completed for another tornado in the Galena area of Stone County, Missouri. WIND SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 190 - 198 MPH.ĪT THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE WIDE. THAT AN EF-4 TORNADO IMPACTED A LARGE PORTION OF See more PBS NewsHour.ĥ PM Update: The National Weather Service has just rated the Joplin tornado at EF-4 intensity: A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY REVEALED The fact that there were 3 storms in the area shows that, as usual, Chad Myers was talking out of his, shall we say, hat, when he was babbling to the Wolfman on the CNN Situation Room that there was only 1 storm involved.įor some less hysterical video, try the PBS NewsHour coverage: Storm track data are still being compiled.
(Wentworth is about 30 miles east of Joplin and a few miles south of I-44). * INJURIES.400 REPORTED AS OF 3 PM MONDAYĩ PM Update: The NWS reports that the initial storm surveys have been completed and that there are 3 separate storm tracks: the Joplin EF-4 and Galena EF-2, as noted previously, and a second EF-2 in the Wentworth area. * FATALITIES.116 REPORTED AS OF 3 PM MONDAY * ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED.190-198 MPH * END LOCATION.1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF DUQUESNE * BEGIN LOCATION.APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JOPLIN
This is a closeup view of the Joplin track: Midnight Update: The NWS has posted track maps for the 3 tornadoes in the Joplin area (click to enlarge):
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