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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.
Gov. Jay Nixon visits with emergency workers in Joplin, Mo., Monday during a tour of the damage from Sunday's tornado. Photo by Tom Uhlenbrock/ Office of Governor Jay Nixon
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Governor Jay Nixon and First Lady Georganne Nixon look at a helicopter in the parking lot of the Joplin Regional Medical Center while touring tornado damage in Joplin, Mo. Photo by Tom Uhlenbrock/ Office of Governor Jay Nixon
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Governor Jay Nixon and First Lady Georganne Nixon talk with response officials near the Joplin Regional Medical Center as they tour tornado damage in Joplin, Mo. Photo by Tom Uhlenbrock/ Office of Governor Jay Nixon
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Governor Jay Nixon holds a press conference in Joplin, Mo., Monday during a visit to see the damage from Sunday's tornado. Photo by Tom Uhlenbrock/ Office of Governor Jay Nixon
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May 23, 2011 - Christine Bryant ran into her friend Dwayne Vinson while helping others near Vermont Avenue in Joplin. You hear that roar and you know it's coming. It's the longest day of your life, said Vinson. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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May 23, 2011 - Dwayne Vinson sees his home for the first time after being released from Freeman Hospital, where he received treatment for head and back wounds. Vinson rode out the storm with his wife Sheila and son Donnie, 3, in a bathtub. His wife and son are still hospitalized. You hear that roar and you know it's coming. It's the longest day of your life, said Vinson, who lives on Vermont Avenue near 18th Street in Joplin. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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May 23, 2011 - Jan Paul discovered 'Harley' in the seat of a destroyed white car at rear on Vermont Avenue. Harley had a tag and Paul planned to bring him to a Joplin animal shelter. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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May 23, 2011 - Joann Dunbar loads her daughter Kayla McMinn's belongings on Vermont Avenue near 18th Street Monday afternoon following Sunday's tornado through Joplin. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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May 23, 2011 - Dwayne Vinson sees his home for the first time after being released from Freeman Hospital, where he received treatment for head and back wounds. Vinson rode out the storm with his wife Sheila and son Donnie, 3, in a bathtub. His wife and son are still hospitalized. You hear that roar and you know it's coming. It's the longest day of your life, said Vinson, who lives on Vermont Avenue near 18th Street in Joplin. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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May 23, 2011 - Dwayne Vinson sees his home for the first time after being released from Freeman Hospital, where he received treatment for head and back wounds. Vinson rode out the storm with his wife Sheila and son Donnie, 3, in a bathtub. His wife and son are still hospitalized. You hear that roar and you know it's coming. It's the longest day of your life, said Vinson, who lives on Vermont Avenue near 18th Street in Joplin. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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May 23, 2011 - A portion of a truck is wrapped around a tree as Kayla McMinn gathers belongings on Vermont Avenue near 18th Street Monday afternoon following Sunday's tornado through Joplin. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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May 23, 2011 - Kayla McMinn gathers her childrens' toys as she and fiance Clarence Robertson salvage belongings on Vermont Avenue near 18th Street Monday afternoon following Sunday's tornado through Joplin. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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May 23, 2011 - Carl Fadling helps load belongings of Kayla McMinn and Clarence Robertson on Vermont Avenue near 18th Street Monday afternoon following Sunday's tornado through Joplin. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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May 23, 2011 - Travis Mitchell goes through the car of a family friend as he gathers belongings for her baby on Vermont Avenue near 18th Street Monday afternoon following Sunday's tornado through Joplin. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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A firefighter walks along a street as he conducts search and rescue operations in a neighborhood that was severely damaged 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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Search-and-rescue volunteers walk through the wreckage of a destroyed neighborhood in Joplin, Mo., Monday, May 23, 2011. 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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This frame grab from video shows a massive tornado on Sunday, May 22, 2011, outside Joplin, Mo. The tornado tore a 6-mile path across southwestern Missouri killing at least 89 people as it slammed into the city of Joplin, ripping into a hospital, crushing cars like soda cans and leaving a forest of splintered tree trunks behind where entire neighborhoods once stood. (AP Photo/tornadovideo.net)
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This frame grab from video shows lightning inside a massive tornado on Sunday, May 22, 2011, outside Joplin, Mo. The tornado tore a 6-mile path across southwestern Missouri killing at least 89 people as it slammed into the city of Joplin, ripping into a hospital, crushing cars like soda cans and leaving a forest of splintered tree trunks behind where entire neighborhoods once stood. (AP Photo/tornadovideo.net)
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An American flag hangs from a twisted tree limb 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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Alexia Neal carries a pot and a bottle of syrup out of the rubble that used to be her home in Joplin, Mo. Monday, May 23, 2011. Her home and neighborhood near St. John's Regional Medical Center was destroyed when a tornado hit it on Sunday. Authorities warned Monday that the death toll could climb as search and rescue workers continued their efforts. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Jaime Green)
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