![]() was devastated with many fatalities and some survivors. Jeff and Kathryn had filmed this EF-5 within blocks of from 20th. and afterwards turned on the first street they came to which was Iowa Ava. Already the tornado had grown in size massively and was intensifying.Jeff and Kathryn filmed it down 20th St. Jeff and Kathryn traveled through the city of Joplin not hearing sirens, Jeff yells at a policeman on Hwy 66 or 7th "To get the sirens going" and it wasn't soon enough. No truer words were spoken as the day unfolded and a tornadic storm developed near Galena, Kansas which traveled on to Joplin and dropped a horrific wedge tornado. Jeff and Kathryn Piotrowski knew that the atmosphere that day was going to be extremely volatile and Jeff mentioned many times in his forecast about storms near Joplin. On an EF-5 Monster Tornado over a mile wide leveled portions of the Southwest side of Joplin, Missouri. This dramatic footage captures the scene as Jeff Piotrowski and his wife enters the town immediately as the tornado moves through. It shows two cells merging just as the storm entered Joplin leading to the rapid intensification of the storm. You can see the huge "debri ball" on the refectivity scan and the velocity data was showing an incredible 230 mph at the time! Here's a look at the radar signatures as the storm rolled east of the city. The team spent hours assisting with search and rescue and transporting victims to local hospitals in personal vehicles. Here is video of the tornado entering the southwest side of town, filmed by Basehunters team Colt Forney, Isaac Pato, Kevin Rolfs, and Scott Peake. On a highly destructive and deadly tornado tore through the city of Joplin, Missouri. ![]() This video captures the rapid intensification of the storm as it enters the city of Joplin. The EF-5 storm rapidly grew from a relatively narrow and weak tornado into a mile wide monster just before striking the Southwest Missouri town at about 5:40pm on Sunday the 22nd. These trees were left standing on the east side of Joplin High and collected debris from the heavily damaged school. The 200 mph winds from the EF5 tornado that touched down in Joplin, Mo., blew apart everything in its path, leaving debris hanging from anything left standing. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District It was six years ago on that Joplin Missouri was struck by one of the deadliest tornadoes in recorded history.
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