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Deadly tornado hits Joplin, Mo.
Date: 5/22/2011 Album ID: 1253164
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POST-DISPATCH STAFF AND ASSOCIATED PRESS: JOPLIN, Mo. • A massive tornado that tore through the southwest Missouri city of Joplin killed at least 89 people, but authorities warned that the death toll could climb Monday as search and rescuers continued their work at sunrise.
The damaged St. John's Regional Medical Center is seen in the distance through tornado debris in Joplin, Mo., Monday, May 23, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging the hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses and killing at least 89 people. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Rescue workers in lime-green jackets search for bodies and survivors inside St. John's hospital in Joplin, Mo. Monday, May 23, 2011. The hospital was damaged by a tornado that destroyed nearly 30 percent of the city on Sunday afternoon. (AP Photo/Tulsa World, Adam Wisneski)
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Jean Logan surveys the damage to her home in Joplin, Mo., Monday, May 23, 2011 after it was damaged by a tornado that destroyed nearly 30 percent of the town on Sunday afternoon. Logan and her grandaughter rode out the storm in the laundry room. The twister cut a six-mile path through the city. (AP Photo/Tulsa World, Adam Wisneski)
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A hand-written note to rescue workers is seen on a house that was damaged by a tornado that destroyed nearly 30 percent of Joplin, Mo., on Sunday afternoon. The twister cut a six-mile path through the city. (AP Photo/Tulsa World, Adam Wisneski)
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The wall of a home in Joplin, Mo. is seen Monday, May 23, 2011, after it was damaged by a tornado that destroyed nearly 30 percent of the town on Sunday afternoon. The Joplin twister was one of 68 reported tornadoes across seven Midwest states over the weekend, stretching from Oklahoma to Wisconsin, according to the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center.(AP Photo/Tulsa World, Adam Wisneski)
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Anita Stokes salvages items from her home that was destroyed Sunday by a tornado in Joplin, Mo., Monday, May 23, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses and killing at least 89 people. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Anita Stokes salvages meat from a freezer at her home that was destroyed by a tornado in Joplin, Mo., Monday, May 23, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses and killing at least 89 people. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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May 22, 2011 -- Survivors gather in the parking lot of Academy Sports on Range Line Road on Sunday.Joplin Globe/Roger Nomer
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Would-be volunteers wait in line for a work assignments at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Mo., Monday, May 23, 2011. Hundreds of people turned out to offer their assistance the morning after a destructive tornado moved through Joplin, killing at least 89 people and injuring hundreds more. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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May 23, 2011 - By Monday morning four refrigerated trucks were being to store bodies as a temporary morgue was setup near the football stadium at Misssouri Southern State University.Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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Delma Boyd of Joplin, Mo., right, talks with medical technician Angela O'Leary of Purdy, Mo., in a temporary American Red Cross shelter at the Robert Ellis Young Gymnasium at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Mo., Monday, May 23, 2011. Boyd was staying in the shelter after her home was heavily damaged by a destructive tornado that moved through Joplin on Sunday evening, killing at least 89 people and injuring hundreds more. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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An evacuee sleeps on a cot at a temporary American Red Cross shelter at the Robert Ellis Young Gymnasium at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Mo., Monday, May 23, 2011. About 100 people stayed at the shelter overnight after a destructive tornado moved through the city on Sunday evening, killing at least 89 people and injuring hundreds more. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Donald and Helen Capps of Joplin, Mo., sit in a temporary Red Cross shelter at the Robert Ellis Young Gymnasium at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Mo., Monday, May 23, 2011. The Capps lost their home after a destructive tornado moved through Joplin on Sunday evening, killing at least 89 people and injuring hundreds more. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Residents of Joplin, Mo, help a woman who survived in her basement after a tornado hit the city on Sunday, May 22, 2011. The tornado tore a path a mile wide and four miles long destroying homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Mike Gullett)
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Residents of Joplin, Mo, survey the damage after a tornado hit the city on Sunday, May 22, 2011. The tornado tore a path a mile wide and four miles long destroying homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Mike Gullett)
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An emergency worker searches a Walmart store that was severely damaged by a tornado in Joplin, Mo., Sunday, May 22, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Emergency vehicles line up along northbound Rangeline Road in Joplin, Mo. after a tornado swept through the city in Joplin, Mo. on Sunday evening, May 22, 2011. (AP Photo/The Joplin Globe, Roger Nomer)
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A man carries a young girl who was rescued after being trapped with her mother in their home after a tornado hit Joplin, Mo. on Sunday evening, May 22, 2011. The tornado tore a path a mile wide and four miles long destroying homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Mike Gullett)
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Damage is seen in Joplin, Mo. after a tornado struck the city on Sunday evening, May 22, 2011. (AP Photo/The Joplin Globe, Roger Nomer)
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Two rescuers try to pull free a woman from a destroyed building in Joplin, Mo. after a tornado struck the city on Sunday evening, May 22, 2011. (AP Photo/The Joplin Globe, Roger Nomer)
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