Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Tornado Statistics - May 22, 2011 - Joplin, MO

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 27, 2017

1. Tornado Statistics - May 22, 2011 - Joplin, MO Marker

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5:34 pm: Touches down west of Joplin
5:41 pm: Reaches Cunningham Park
Highest Classification: EF5
Wind Speed: Excess 200+ mph
Duration: 38 Minutes
Length: 13 Miles
Peak Width: 3/4+ Mile
Lives Lost: 161
Injured: Over 1,000
Trees Destroyed: 18,000+
Buildings Destroyed: 8,000
Debris: 3,000,000 Cubic Yards
Cost: $1,347,883,644
Registered Volunteers: 126,804
Volunteer Hours: 775,000
Pets Displaced: 1,308
Pets Returned: 529
7th Deadliest Tornado in US History

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Tornado Path
Cunningham Park

Erected by TKF Foundation and the City of Joplin.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Disasters.

Location. 37° 3.831′ N, 94° 31.801′ W. Marker is in Joplin, Missouri, in Jasper County. Marker is on Maiden Lane north of 26th Street/Gabby Street Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. Marker is part of the Butterfly Garden and Overlook. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Cunningham Park, Joplin MO 64804, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Recovery Efforts: After the Storm (here, next to this marker); Survivor Quotes (here, next to this marker); St. John's Regional Medical Center

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(here, next to this marker); The Butterfly People (here, next to this marker); Joplin Tornado Memorial, Volunteer Tribute and Children's Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Butterfly Garden and Overlook (a few steps from this marker); A Tribute to the Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); The Miracle of the Human Spirit - Joplin 2011 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Joplin.

Also see . . . 2011 Joplin Tornado. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on April 5, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Technical Investigation of the May 22, 2011, Tornado in Joplin, Missouri image. Click for more information.

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2. Technical Investigation of the May 22, 2011, Tornado in Joplin, Missouri

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Tornado Statistics and Recovery Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 27, 2017

3. Tornado Statistics and Recovery Markers

Butterfly Garden and Overlook image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

4. Butterfly Garden and Overlook

Frame structures representing the thousands of homes destroyed in the 2011 tornado

Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 329 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 3, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on April 12, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on October 3, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on October 2, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.