Joplin residents look back on the destruction caused by 2011 EF-5 tornado

Name: Joplin residents look back on the destruction caused by 2011 EF-5 tornado
Uploaded: 2026-05-22T15:16:44Z
Duration: 9 min 4 s
Description: On May 22, 2011, an EF-5 tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri, causing miles of damage across the city and leaving 161 people dead, with more than 1,000 others injured. Fifteen years later, residents of Joplin recall the damage and destruction to their city with FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray.

FWX · May 22, 2026 · 9m 4s

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On May 22, 2011, an EF-5 tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri, causing miles of damage across the city and leaving 161 people dead, with more than 1,000 others injured. Fifteen years later, residents of Joplin recall the damage and destruction to their city with FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray.