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pintobean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 05:53 AM
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Joplin tornado death toll soars to 89
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UPDATES 5:40 a.m. wtih death toll at 89

JOPLIN, Mo. • A massive tornado that ripped through the heart of Joplin Sunday evening killed at least 89 people, emergency officials said at a predawn news conference.

City manager Mark Rohr announced the number at a pre-dawn news conference outside the wreckage of a hospital that took a direct hit from Sunday's storm.

Rohr said the twister cut a path nearly six miles long and more than a half-mile wide through the center of town.

Much of the city's south side was leveled, with businesses, homes and restaurants reduced to ruins.
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http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/article_510b0a86-84cf-11e0-9387-001a4bcf6878.html
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dgibby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 06:12 AM
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1. Sadly, this is probably only the tip of the iceberg.
Al Roker is on the ground there, showing the damage (Today Show, NBC and the Weather Channel). Unbelievable devastation, and more bad weather forecast for today.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 06:18 AM
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3. 30% of Joplin destroyed by a mile wide tornado
Folks had just 17 minutes to run for their lives. :cry:
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 06:23 AM
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5. I thought it was 75% destroyed.
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RayOfHope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 06:31 AM
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8. 30% is closer to reality, but that 'smaller' number is misleading. Horrible, horrible
damage. Path of damage at least 6 miles long. Check out my link below.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 06:31 AM
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9. Heard it on CNN n/t
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 07:57 AM
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14. It's about a third
but that third of the town contains many businesses, a high school, and a hospital, along with nursing homes and such.

So it's smaller but it's worse then it sounds.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 06:13 AM
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2. I imagine that way more than 89 people were in that twisted mass of
metal that was once Walmart.
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 07:58 AM
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15. People in trailer courts will sometimes drive to
places like Walmart to take cover. I'd hate to think about what they'll find when they get some of the clean up done.
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MadBadger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 06:23 AM
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4. Were they able to evacuate the hospital at all?
I imagine they would be sitting ducks there
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MadHound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 06:27 AM
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6. Toll is up to ninety now.
Just heard on the local news.

More heavy storms are forecast for Missouri this afternoon and evening.
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RayOfHope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 06:28 AM
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7. Slideshow from a local paper
Edited on Mon May-23-11 06:29 AM by RayOfHope
Its almost beyond comprehension

http://www.news-leader.com/article/20110523/NEWS01/105230359/89-confirmed-dead-Joplin?odyssey=mod|defcon|text|FRONTPAGE
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pintobean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 06:45 AM
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10. And beyond words. Thanks for the link.
:cry:
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lunatica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 06:57 AM
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12. Jesus! I can't imagine what it must be like to go through something like that
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Baclava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 06:50 AM
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11. chilling - First Person video of Joplin MO tornado 5/22/11
So you want to know what it's like to be hit by a tornado...video is dark, lots of screaming, totally intense

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQnvxJZucds&feature=youtu.be
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Skidmore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-23-11 07:36 AM
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13. GMA reporter just interviewed a survivor from the hospital.
He told a story of his son seeing a man impaled by a 2x4 into a wall as he was trying to get to safety.
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