Joplin, Missouri Officials Say At Least 89 Dead In Tornado (title change)

News 6 ^ | 5/22/11 | na

[GailA]

JOPLIN, Missouri -- A tornado ravaged parts of Joplin Sunday, killing at least 24 people as the powerful storm took out hundreds of homes and businesses.

Jasper County Emergency Management Director Keith Stammer says a tornado hit the St. John's Regional Medical Center on the city's south side

[GailA]

lots of damage to hospital!

[DakotaRed]

Live scanner at http://ht.ly/50nfb

[ransomnote]

Prayers up!

[rovenstinez]

Expect that number to increase as body bags show up to be ID’ed.

[TaMoDee]

Excellent coverage on TWC on cable TV. A storm chaser arrived minutes after it hit.

[Red_Devil 232]

This is not good!
I hate this type of weather!

[dog breath]

So many good communities are being destroyed this year.

[allmost]

The Sun is giving us a minor variation right now. Prayers for those people and their families.

[AGreatPer]

Looting being reported on the scanner.

[balch3]

Looting reports coming in on the scanner now.

[Red_Devil 232]

TWC reporting - could have been a mile wide!

Just Wow!

[Squantos]

Oh no....prayers for all.

[Red_Devil 232]

Why are we all posting in the future? Or is it just me - FReep time off?

[EternalVigilance]

There’s been a thread running on this story for a couple of hours:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2723537/posts

[Red_Devil 232]

Looting? What time did the Tornado hit?

[labette]

I would appreciate prayers for my niece, who was injured - possibly seriously. Very difficult to get information. All other family safe and accounted for, finally.

[Keith in Iowa]

See Also: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2723537/posts

[AGreatPer]

"Very difficult to get information."

Little to no info from the national media.

[rovenstinez]

A lot of Meth labs in Meth Capitol of the USA are being reported as destroyed.

[LdSentinal]

Prayers for the complete recovery for your niece.

[DakotaRed]

I hard. They ought to shoot the looters and then get back to rescuing.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[balch3]

late afternoon, I believe.

[Uri’el-2012]

Thank you Obama,
for putting your finger
in the Apple of G-d's eye.

shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach

[EternalVigilance]

Definitely praying for your niece, and for all.

[Dallas59]

Photos

[MplsSteve]

“A lot of Meth labs in Meth Capitol of the USA are being reported as destroyed.”

Joplin has a bad rep for meth production? Wow, I didn’t know that.

[GailA]

PING

[Red_Devil 232]

Oh yes prayers for your niece!

[AGreatPer]

Looting at the Flying J. That is a truck stop. What the heck?

[GailA]

NY Time photos http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/us/23tornado.html

[GailA]

Didn’t come up with I searched.

[Allegra]

Prayers up for your niece.

[ransomnote]

Prayers up for your niece.

[GailA]

Usually the way it is in these type situations. Cell towers go down along with phone poles.

Might try to google Ham Radio clubs for that area. Hams help out in these situations. Last line of communications.

Hospital

[TaMoDee]

Yup! In that part of the country that tornaadee is called a “good’en”. When the storm chaser broke down a few minutes into the broadcast he was close to a car tha was a ball of metal. I felt that he saw what was left of a person(s) in the car.

[DakotaRed]

There would be overturned trucks and torn open trailers filled with various goods.

Shoot the looters on sight.

People are trapped, injured and dying and all they can think of is stealing what they can get?

Shoot them.

[Dallas59]

Agreed

[dog breath]

I have only been to Joplin Missouri once to visit a friend who had moved there. I do understand as you mentioned that it has assorted serious historical and current problems but my friend was a good Christian man. I know there are other good people there and a community struggling to survive. I will pray for them all.

[TaMoDee]

That explains the three “stoners” walking around and quote: “We just came down to see what was going on” to the Storm Chaser reporter. What pond scum those guys were.

[Sun]

Prayers for all!

[Sun]

Prayers said for your niece!

[miele man]

Tornadic winds screaming through the hospital floors would most likely be ramped up to higher speeds due to a Venturi like effect. I wonder just how severe the damage inside the hospital building is because of this concentration of already high wind speeds? What I’ve seen of ground pictures/video so far on TWC looks like a high EF 4, EF5 tornado.

[submarinerswife]

Those pictures are devastating.

[EternalVigilance]

http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=459747

(Joplin, MO) -- At least 24 people were killed in Joplin, Missouri after a tornado tore through the heart of the town. 

St. John's hospital suffered a direct hit, as did a crowded Wal Mart in a busy section of town.

Cell phone towers were destroyed, knocking out reception to thousands, making it difficult to find loved ones.

St. John's says it will be updating its Facebook page through the evening.

And another Facebook page has been established to help located people in the area.

Emergency officials are asking sightseers to stay away from the area while the damage is assessed. To volunteer, call 1-800-427-4626

The Red Cross says volunteers are being mobilized and a shelter has been set up at Missouri Southern State College at 3950 E. Newman Road in Joplin at the Leggett & Platt Ath Center.

For nurses or doctors looking to help, call (417) 832-9500 for the Greater Ozarks chapter of the Red Cross.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is asking all first responders to go to Joplin to a command post at 34th & Main.

Click here for a list of Red Cross shelters.

Missourians who need disaster information, shelter information or referrals are urged to call 211.

The 211 service number is now available for most areas in Missouri. In areas where the 211 number is not operational.

Weather and emergency information also are available on the state of Missouri's website, MO.gov.

Senator Roy blunt is also urging everyone to proceed safely and use extra precautions. He says to call his office (417) 877-7814 for help.

[willibeaux]

DONE! Praise GOD that the rest of the family are okay!

[TASMANIANRED]

Prayers up.

[willibeaux]

You are right on the mark. Try to read Eye to Eye by Bill Koenig when you have an opportunity.

[pandoraou812]

Praying for victims.