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 ...

Languages: English Netflix's latest documentary The Twister: Caught in the Storm, turns a powerful lens on the 2011 tornado that devastated Joplin, Missouri—revisiting the deadliest tornado in ...

A deadly tornado that raged through Joplin, Missouri 14 years ago is once again in the spotlight after the release of a new Netflix documentary. The film is directed by Alexandra Lacey ...

Her work has previously appeared in Just Jared and Buzzfeed. AP Photo/Mike Gullett The Joplin tornado became one of the deadliest twisters in United States history when it tore through a small ...

According to Steve Runnels, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service, the early indications on the radar were not alarming. The tornado touched down around 5:30 p.m. over Joplin’s west side, ...

"The Twister: Caught in the Storm," a 90-minute documentary on the 2011 Joplin tornado, debuted Wednesday night on Netflix. One of a number of documentaries made about the tornado, it tells the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE- In this May 22, 2011 file photo, emergency personnel walk through a severely damaged neighborhood ...