A total of 161 people lost their lives in Joplin from the catastrophic tornado, with 158 of those considered to be direct deaths. The official reports also list nearly 1,000 injur ...

The Twister: Caught in the Storm is Netflix’s latest dive into true disaster, this time turning the spotlight on Joplin, Missouri. On May 22, 2011, an EF5 tornado ripped through the city with ...

MISSOURI – The Great Tri-State Tornado, the longest tracked F5 tornado in U.S. history, devastated Southeast Missouri, Illinois, and Southwest Indiana on March 18, 1925, leaving a trail of ...

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The Joplin tornado tore through the Missouri city on May 22, 2011. Here’s everything to know about the natural disaster, ...

The horror of the 2011 Joplin tornado is the subject of a new documentary film The horror of the Joplin tornado is the subject of a new documentary film, released nearly 14 years after the twister ...

The tornado that raged through Joplin, Missouri 14 years ago is the subject of a new Netflix documentary. "The Twister: Caught in the Storm" is a feature-length documentary that tells the story of ...