Saplings — no more than 6 feet tall — dot the landscape in Joplin, Mo. They replace the large shade trees that were ripped out of the ground by a massive tornado that swept through town in May ...

There are more trees in this part of town. Somewhere in the fields of rural Newton County is where the tornado lifted off, carrying with it pieces of the Joplin that had been. Surrounded by the ...

On May 22, 2011, 14 years ago today, an EF5 tornado tore a six-mile long and up to mile-wide path of devastation through Joplin ... defoliated and debarked trees, scouring, parking blocks scraped ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — On May 22, 2011, the deadliest tornado in U.S. history since modern ... I'm standing in my front door, and a fairly good-sized tree just snapped off and landed about 15 yards ...

Crews provided by the city of Joplin will be put to work starting June 3 collecting downed trees and limbs from the May 6 tornado. The City Council on Monday night approved a staff proposal to ...

The winds destroyed 17,000 trees and tossed thousands of cars, trucks, fire engines and helicopters. The path of the tornado also landed a direct hit on Mercy Hospital Joplin (then called St. John ...

We have received reports of the confirmed tornado causing minor structural damages to homes northwest of the Joplin airport and downing multiple trees in the area. At the time of this article’s ...

Volunteers water saplings planted in Cunningham Park in Joplin, Mo. The trees were planted to help reforest Joplin after a deadly tornado last year destroyed many of the city's trees. Saplings — no ...

Lightning struck the roof of the St. John’s Hospital in Joplin on Monday afternoon, May 23, 2011, after a tornado swept through ... resilience as they fight for survival — each with ...