An exterior view of St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri, is seen Monday, May 23 the day after it was hit by a tornado.
Jim Martin videotapes the damage as he and his wife attempt to salvage medication from her brother's home before a second storm moves in, on May 23,...
Shaft House, Smelter and Tailing Pipe, Zinc and Lead Mines, Joplin, Missouri, USA, Magic Lantern Slide, circa 1910.
This is DigitalGlobe via Getty Images satellite imagery of the path of the May 22, 2011 EF-5 tornado that tore through Joplin, Missouri. The tornado...
Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer: -- Maryjane and Eugene Roberts left Joplin, Mo. A day before the devastating tornado struck that city. Their house...
Telephoto shot near 2509 South Joplin Avenue in Joplin, Missouri gives a sense of the scale of devastation after a tornado. Is the distant background...
Debris wrapped around debarked trees at around 2219 Indiana Ave in Joplin, Missouri, May 25, 2011. This was shot across the street from the destroyed...
Brad Cooley, Austin Stapleton and Misty Pietrzak hug in Cunningham Park during a moment of silence at 5:41 p.m. Which was when the monstrous tornado...
Quinton Anderson who was nearly killed in the tornado that ravaged Joplin a year ago, blushes as President Barack Obama retells his story of recovery...
As the one year anniversary of the massive tornado hitting the town approaches a damaged grocery store is seen next to a home that has been rebuilt...
Angela Baumann sets up a cross on the site where her best friend's home was before the tornado tore it apart and killed Malisa Crossley almost one...
Codessa Schoonover spends time remembering her grandmother as she sits on what remains of the tree in front of the home her grandmother was killed in...
The Joplin High School sign is seen in front of the rubble of the school after the letters H and E were placed on it reading "Hope" as the town...
Joplin Families" -- In October 2011, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" traveled to tornado-ravaged Joplin, Missouri, to celebrate its 200th episode in...
Joplin Families" -- In October 2011, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" traveled to tornado-ravaged Joplin, Missouri, to celebrate its 200th episode in...
Joplin Families" -- In October 2011, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" traveled to tornado-ravaged Joplin, Missouri, to celebrate its 200th episode in...
Joplin Families" -- In October 2011, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" traveled to tornado-ravaged Joplin, Missouri, to celebrate its 200th episode in...
Joplin Families" -- In October 2011, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" traveled to tornado-ravaged Joplin, Missouri, to celebrate its 200th episode in...
Joplin Families" -- In October 2011, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" traveled to tornado-ravaged Joplin, Missouri, to celebrate its 200th episode in...
Joplin Families" -- In October 2011, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" traveled to tornado-ravaged Joplin, Missouri, to celebrate its 200th episode in...
Healthcare worker treats a patient inside a negative pressure room in the Covid-19 intensive care unit at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Missouri,...
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley stands during the National Anthem, wearing a t-shirt supporting the victims of the May tornado in Joplin,...
Debris remains scattered around a tornado-damaged strip mall July 30, 2011 in Joplin, Missouri. An estimated 1,200 people in Joplin have filed for...
Debris remains scattered around a tornado-damaged business July 30, 2011 in Joplin, Missouri. An estimated 1,200 people in Joplin have filed for...
Eric Devine and Shena Whitehorse sit in the front yard of a friend’s home where they have been staying since they were displaced by the tornado that...
Jason Wagler clears debris from his family's home, destroyed by the May 22 tornado July 29, 2011 in Joplin, Missouri. The city continues with its...
Debris from the May 22 tornado is piled outside a heavily damaged home July 29, 2011 in Joplin, Missouri. The city continues with its recovery...
Phil Alberty with C.K. Construction helps to rebuild a home destroyed by the May 22 tornado July 29, 2011 in Joplin, Missouri. The city continues...
"We are overwhelmed with the support from all over the country," said Irving Elementary School principal Debbie Fort on Monday, July 18 in Joplin,...
Toy scattered amid the debris, seen May 28 provided a reminder that the Joplin, Missouri tornado didn't spare the children.
Actor/musician Brendon Eggertsen attends the Cut-A-Thon presented by the American Red Cross for disaster relief caused by the tornadoes in Joplin,...
John Seay of Welch, Oklahoma, was at St. John's Medical Center visiting his mother, patient Gladys Seay, when the tornado hit the hospital on May 22...
Joplin residents Nicki Hermann and her husband Isaac load rubble into a wheelbarrow on June 18 in Joplin, Missouri. More than 28,000 volunteers have...
Justin Hamill constructs a safe room at Twister Safe, a small family business that specializes in the construction of safe rooms June 17, 2011 in...
Destruction and debris from an EF5 tornado covers the ground in this 360 degree panoramic view on June 6, 2011 in Joplin, Missouri. The powerful...
President Barack Obama and Missouri Governor Jay Nixon walk together during a visit to the community that was devastated a week ago by a tornado on...
President Barack Obama greets a resident as he pays a visit to the community that was devastated a week ago by a tornado on May 29, 2011 in Joplin,...
Brenda Richards holds a picture of her parents that she was able to salvage from her what remains of her home on May 28, 2011 in Joplin, Missouri....
Homes that were destroyed when a massive tornado passed through killing at least 142 people on May 28, 2011 in Joplin, Missouri. Denizens continue...
Damaged church organ is seen in the debris at St. Mary's church after it was destroyed when a massive tornado passed through the town killing at...
Stephen Dickson stands in front of his parent's home while on the lookout for looters at dusk five days after a massive tornado passed through the...
Evelyn Wright and Phyllis Kendrick sit on the front porch of Evelyn's home that was damaged when a massive tornado passed through the town killing at...
Brandy Cossey holds a picture of her half sister that she found in the debris of her step-mothers house that was destroyed by a massive tornado on...
Storm cloud passes over a communications tower following a thunderstorm five days after a massive tornado after a massive tornado passed through the...
Kerry Roberts prepares to take an American flag out of a tree before a driving rain storm swept through the area as he and other volunteers searched...
Scott Anderson reaches for a piece of debris near his heavily damaged home after a massive tornado passed through the town killing at least 132...
Sharon Tucker looks for items to salvage from what used to be her living room in the home she lived in for four years before it was destroyed by a...
Torn American flag hangs on a pole outside of a house that was damaged during a massive tornado on May 27, 2011 in Joplin, Missouri. At least 125...
David Blank, left, and his daughter, Poppy Wilson, comb through the debris of a home in Joplin, Missouri, on Thursday, May 26 following the tornado...
David Blank finds a photo album in the rubble of a home he was helping clean up in Joplin, Missouri, on Thursday, May 26 following the tornado that...
Shandie Spencer recovers her wedding dress from the basement of her destroyed home, where she was trapped after riding out the tornado, after a...
Blanca Lopez holds her daughter, Bianca Lopez, as they wait in line with others to receive food, clothes and other donated items for the people who...
Clothes are seen hanging in a closet inside a destroyed house after it was destroyed when a massive tornado passed through the town killing at least...
Robert Elbert hands a photograph of Stephanie Elbert's mother and father to her after they found it among the remains of their house after it was...
Lola Elbert helps look for items to salvage from her grandmother's house after it was destroyed when a massive tornado passed through the town...
Cabinet with food is seen inside a pantry closet after the home was destroyed when a massive tornado passed through the town killing at least 125...
