Paul, Bimal; Stimers, Mitchel - In: Natural Hazards 64 (2012) 2, pp. 1511-1526
On the evening of 22 May 2011, an EF-5 tornado tore a path six miles long across Joplin, Missouri, USA, killing 162 people as it passed through the heart of the city. This tornado stands as the deadliest single tornado to hit the United States since modern recordkeeping began in 1950, surpassing...