Live on the Air During Joplin's 2011 Monster Tornado

Live on the air during Joplin's 2011 monster tornado

A local news anchor who was on the air during the deadliest tornado in modern history said he still remembers everything from that night. Friday marked 15 years since the devastating EF-5 tornado tore through the heart of Joplin, killing 161 people and forever changing the city’s landscape.

Joplin tornado still resonating 15 years afterward

Today, most children in Joplin Schools have no direct memory of the May 22, 2011, tornado, it having happened before they were born.

Joplin tornado still resonates 15 years afterward

Today, most children in Joplin Schools have no direct memory of the May 22, 2011, tornado, it having happened before they were born.

15 YEARS LATER: Reflecting on Joplin's destructive and deadly EF-5 tornado

15 years ago today, one of the most destructive and deadly tornadoes in U.S. history struck the city of Joplin, just across the Oklahoma border. It all happened in a matter of minutes on that Sunday afternoon, primed for a severe weather outbreak from here in Oklahoma through the Midwest.The tornado occurred early in the evening on May 22nd. Joplin residents had 17 minutes of lead time with the warning before the twister spun into the heart of t…

How a spirit of kindness grew in the aftermath of a tornado — and remains 15 years on

Fifteen years ago, after a massive tornado flattened much of Joplin, Mo., nearly 100,000 volunteers helped the town rebuild. A spirit of community service lives on in Joplin today.

15 years since a deadly tornado brought Joplin, Mo. together, kindness carries on

In the aftermath of the tornado, thousands of volunteers came to help Joplin from around the country. Many wrote messages of hope on this tornado-damaged house, and later, Joplin residents wrote a thank-you message to the volunteers.(FEMA)Nanda Nunnelly had just come home from a weekend out of town when a massive, multi-vortex tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011. The sky, she says, had a sickly green tinge. When the tornado s…