
On 22 May 2011, a cataclysmic cyclone whipped through Joplin in Missouri, decimating essentially everything in its way. A supercell rainstorm made the EF-5 twister, with wind speeds in overabundance of 320km/h (200mph). The twister, thought to be the most dangerous since US records started in 1950, was liable for the passings of 158 individuals and harmed more than 1,000