Rated E-F5 (the highest rating on the Enhanced Fujita Scale), the tornado had a near one-mile width and a. 31 Citations Metrics Abstract On the evening of, an EF-5 tornado tore a path six miles long across Joplin, Missouri, USA, killing 162 people as it passed through the heart of the city. Although length is a dominant distinguishing feature, the width of tornado paths also varies, ranging from a few feet to a mile or more. With around 1,500 people still unaccounted. Because of the rarity and historical significance of this event, a regional Service Assessment team was formed to examine warning and forecast services provided by the National Weather Service. In 2011, a twister made ground in Joplin Missouri. Late in the afternoon, a tornado rated as the most intense on the Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale, an EF5, cut a 6-mile-long (9.7-kilometer) gash through the densely populated Joplin metro area, home to more than 50,000 people. At least 118 people are dead and hundreds injured after a tornado hit the small city of Joplin, Missouri, on Sunday. As a result, the Joplin tornado was the first single tornado in the United States to result in over 100 fatalities since the Flint, Michigan, tornado of June 8, 1953. The tornado, rated EF-5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, with maximum winds over 200 mph, affected a significant part of a city with a population of more than 50,000 and a population density near 1,500 people per square mile. 'On May 22, 2011, one of the deadliest tornadoes in United States history struck Joplin, Missouri, directly killing 158 people and injuring over 1,000.

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