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Windstorms and Coastal Inundation
Tornado, Joplin, Missouri, 2011
The May 22, 2011, Joplin tornado, rated EF–5 on the Enhanced Fujita tornado intensity scale, caused 161 fatalities and more than 1,000 injuries, making it the deadliest single tornado on record in the U.S. since official records were begun in 1950. The damage to the built environment made this the costliest tornado on record as well, with losses approaching $3 billion. The Joplin tornado damaged 553 business structures and nearly 7,500 residential structures; over 3,000 of those residences were heavily damaged or completely destroyed. NIST conducted an NCST investigation.
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- Hurricanes Georges (Caribbean, September 21) and Mitch (Central America, October 26), 1998
- Tornadoes, Oklahoma, May 1999
- Tornado, Spencer, South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Tornado, Jarrell, Texas, May 27, 1997
- Hurricane Fran, North Carolina, September 5-6, 1996
- Hurricane Marilyn, U.S. Virgin Islands, September 15-16, 1995
- Hurricane Andrew, South Florida and Louisiana, August 23–26, 1992
- Wind Damage in Washington, D.C. Area, 1975
- Tornado, Lubbock, Texas, May 11, 1970
- Hurricane Camille, Mississippi-Louisiana Gulf Coast, August 17, 1969
Homes were leveled with the force of 200 mph winds as a F5 tornado struck the city the night of May 22, 2011.