EF-3 to low end EF-5 damage continued to just east of Rangeline Road as the tornado approached the Dusquesne area.Īt full strength, the tornado crushed homes and swept them from their foundations. Concrete walls toppled and steel support beams from some buildings were curved and twisted. Large steel reinforced concrete steps outside of a medical art building were shifted a few inches and cracked. John’s Hospital was severely damaged - 200 to 300 pound parking stops were lifted and tossed 30 to 60 yards. It was over three quarters of a mile wide. Center of circulation is evident as seen on the left hand image where the orange and blue meet.Īfter crossing Schifferdecker Avenue, the tornado moved east toward McClelland Boulevard with a forward speed of 20 to 25 miles per hour. GR2 Analyst radar imagery showing the tornado as it moved over the city of Joplin at 6:43 ET. Low EF-4 damage was found just west of Schifferdecker Avenue as smaller well-built commercial buildings sustained heavy damage. At this point, the tornado was about one quarter mile in width.Ĭontinuing east northeast, the tornado crossed 32nd Street where it produced EF-2 to low EF-3 damage from Iron Gate Road east to Schifferdecker Avenue. The tornado then moved east along 32nd Street, where low EF-2 damage to well-constructed brick and wooded frame homes was observed near South Country Club Drive. The tornado touched down about a half mile southwest of JJ Highway and West 32nd Street, where storm spotters and chasers reported seeing multiple vortices around the main circulation prior to the tornado becoming rain wrapped.įrom the approximate starting point, the tornado traveled towards South Alfalfa Street, where EF-1 damage was found. Center of circulation is over Iron Gates. GR2Analyst radar imagery showing the tornado as it entered the city of Joplin at 6:39 ET. Around 7,000 homes were destroyed, not including any businesses or public buildings. The tornado was on the ground for 22.1 miles and lasted an estimated 38 minutes from start to finish. There were 158 deaths with over a thousand injured as a result of the tornado.Īt its peak it was up to a mile wide with winds in excess of 200 miles per hour. On the city of Joplin, Missouri was impacted by an EF-5 tornado. They also disseminated information to healthcare facilities and neighboring states to foster early identification and treatment of patients exposed to fungal infections and directed equipment and supplies to reduce mosquito-borne diseases.Satellite image from May 22nd at 6:15 ET showing the supercell thunderstorm that the Joplin tornado formed from. The health department conducted door-to-door checks on residents and addressed medical needs, such as prioritizing ventilator-dependent patients for power restoration.ĭHSS assisted local public health authorities and environmental staff in childhood lead surveillance and prioritized lead contaminated property clean-up. PHEP-funded behavioral and mental health response plans directed mental health professionals to provide care at family assistance shelters. DHSS deployed the state’s Mobile Medical Unit, which established a 24-bed emergency room that treated 157 patients. The state also provided a variety of services that not only ensured health services were available, but that residents had access to them. Additionally, per the plan, providers had previously instructed dialysis patients to create an emergency three-day care plan, which they were instructed to implement following the 2011 tornado. This system enabled healthcare providers to continue to provide care when traditional systems were overwhelmed and ensured that responders were compensated in a timely manner. Local health departments leveraged existing partnerships with health departments in other states to provide mutual aid services, such as supplying and administering tetanus vaccinations to responders and residents, and notifying neighboring states of incoming evacuees from the Joplin area.īefore the tornado, Joplin health officials had developed a plan for simplifying healthcare delivery and reimbursement in emergency circumstances. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) activated the PHEP-funded State Emergency Operations Center and Emergency Response Center to integrate public health into the emergency response and, in collaboration with its partners, lead and coordinate the public health and healthcare sectors.ĭHSS tracked 713 individuals who were injured during the tornado and evacuated them to 42 hospitals in four neighboring states. Two thousand buildings, including a major hospital, were damaged or destroyed. On May 22, 2011, an EF-5 tornado carved a four-mile path through Joplin, MO.
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