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2011 Joplin EF5 tornado before and after pictures
Posted on 4/8/22 at 10:52 am
Posted on 4/8/22 at 10:52 am
Jeff on the scene
It's unbelievable how everything is gone. Especially the trees. It's like that after a bad hurricane, but this is an even worse, more localized scale. It's the first thing you notice when you go back. The openness, how desolate it seems, and how bright it is with the lack of shade.
These are the same views.. before and after of three different locations.
It's unbelievable how everything is gone. Especially the trees. It's like that after a bad hurricane, but this is an even worse, more localized scale. It's the first thing you notice when you go back. The openness, how desolate it seems, and how bright it is with the lack of shade.
These are the same views.. before and after of three different locations.
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Posted on 4/8/22 at 10:53 am to The Boat
Wow.
Posted on 4/8/22 at 10:54 am to The Boat
To their credit, they have been working hard on recovery.
It's astounding the level of trauma, tragedy, and destruction they had to go through. And they had maybe 15 minutes of warning time. And they were made aware of the severity of the tornado maybe 5 minutes before it was right on them.
I'm impressed with that community for how they've dealt with all of that. God bless them.
It's astounding the level of trauma, tragedy, and destruction they had to go through. And they had maybe 15 minutes of warning time. And they were made aware of the severity of the tornado maybe 5 minutes before it was right on them.
I'm impressed with that community for how they've dealt with all of that. God bless them.
Posted on 4/8/22 at 10:54 am to The Boat
That is crazy. I don't get the "almost 160 dead" part though
Posted on 4/8/22 at 10:58 am to The Boat
I was driving right through Joplin on I-44 the exact time it came through. Semis all around me blew over and I was blown into the ditch. I have never seen the sky look like it did that day.
I knew that day that I was fortunate to be safe and that I was lucky.
I knew that day that I was fortunate to be safe and that I was lucky.
Posted on 4/8/22 at 11:00 am to El Segundo Guy
On I-44 there's a big something or other (car dealership?) With a huge American flag just east of the Rangeline exit. That's exactly where I blew into the ditch.
This post was edited on 4/8/22 at 11:02 am
Posted on 4/8/22 at 11:17 am to The Boat
Google before and after pics from Hurricane Camille; they look a lot like the pics you posted but more widespread
This post was edited on 4/8/22 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 4/8/22 at 11:35 am to El Segundo Guy
The most insane thing about tornadoes is just a little down the road it looks like nothing happened. Terrible luck from an angry atmosphere.
Posted on 4/8/22 at 11:52 am to The Boat
The Joplin Spirit Tree. Stripped almost bare then painted in tribute/remembrance to those lost. It is gone now. It died and fell, but we still have the pics. Pretty cool bit of resiliency after that day.
Posted on 4/8/22 at 11:55 am to El Segundo Guy
We were a couple hundred miles south on vacation. The news was so sad 
Posted on 4/8/22 at 12:01 pm to The Boat
Drove around joplin a couple years ago and its crazy to see how much theyve rebuilt and quickly. only noticeable thing anymore is the lack of trees.
Posted on 4/8/22 at 12:03 pm to The Boat
The most striking aspect of violent tornado damage to me is that all points of reference are lost. It can be a town you've lived in all your life, and in the span of a few seconds it becomes unrecognizable. You're unable to find your street. If you do find it, you likely won't be able to pick out your lot. All order is instantly obliterated. You're thrown into chaos, while simultaneously trying to process what has just happened to you.
That feeling/reality extends for days or weeks, as the cleanup gets rolling. You just don't know where you are. Most all man made structures are gone. You have to relearn the area you knew like the back of your hand just to be able to get around.
The damage left in the wake of a violent tornado is like nothing else, a micro scale of high end hurricanes that concentrates the worst of the damage.
That feeling/reality extends for days or weeks, as the cleanup gets rolling. You just don't know where you are. Most all man made structures are gone. You have to relearn the area you knew like the back of your hand just to be able to get around.
The damage left in the wake of a violent tornado is like nothing else, a micro scale of high end hurricanes that concentrates the worst of the damage.
This post was edited on 4/8/22 at 12:05 pm
Posted on 4/9/22 at 12:21 am to The Boat
It killed a ton of people considering the short track and all.
I mean look at the death counts for the Tuscaloosa tornado or the Moore tornadoes.
I mean look at the death counts for the Tuscaloosa tornado or the Moore tornadoes.
Posted on 4/9/22 at 5:47 am to The Boat
To this day if you load up Google Earth and look at Joplin, it looks as if the land itself in the town bears a giant scar.
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