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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 ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35909612&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Tue, 24 May 2011 00:32 CST
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 ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35909605&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Tue, 24 May 2011 00:31 CST
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 ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35909600&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Tue, 24 May 2011 00:31 CST
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 ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35901914&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:52 CST
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 ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35901913&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:52 CST
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 ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35901909&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:52 CST
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 ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35901906&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:52 CST
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 ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35901420&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:23 CST
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 ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35901416&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:23 CST
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 ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35901413&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:23 CST
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 ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35901411&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:23 CST
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 ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35901406&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:23 CST
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 ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35901396&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:23 CST
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 ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35901293&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:19 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35901284&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:19 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35901278&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:19 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35901270&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:19 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35900259&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 13:40 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35900257&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 13:40 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35900256&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 13:40 CST
People climb over wreckage in a neighborhood near St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. Monday, May 23, 2011, a day after it was hit by a tornado. Authorities warned Monday that the death toll could climb as search and rescue workers continued their efforts. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Jaime Green) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35900253&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 13:40 CST
Shawna Neal looks through 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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35900252&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 13:40 CST
The parking lot of St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., is littered with debris and damaged cars Monday, May 23, 2011, a day after Joplin was hit by a tornado that killed at least 89 people. Authorities warned Monday that the death toll could climb as search and rescue workers continued their efforts. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Jaime Green) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35900251&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 13:40 CST
Businesses near St. John's Regional Medical Center show damage Monday, May 23 2011 from the tornado that hit the area Sunday, killing at least 89 people in Joplin. Authorities warned Monday that the death toll could climb as search and rescue workers continued their efforts. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Jaime Green) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35900249&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 13:40 CST
The parking lot of St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplinm Mo., is filled with debris and damaged cars Monday, May 23, 2011 a day after Joplin was hit by a tornado that killed at least 89 people. Authorities warned Monday that the death toll could climb as search and rescue workers continued their efforts. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Jaime Green) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35900247&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 13:40 CST
Cars are strewn about in the parking lot at St. John's Regional Medical Center 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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35900240&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 13:40 CST
A man surveys homes Monday, May 23, 2011 in a neighborhood damaged by a tornado in Joplin, Mo. 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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35896796&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 11:17 CST
May 23, 2011 - Sisters Christina and Melissa Dedick, at right, surveyed the remains of their parents' home on 18th Street in Joplin after Sunday's tornado ripped through the city, leaving only the entry steps behind. Their parents escaped injury by going into the basement, however a neighbor that lives just across the street was found dead. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35896794&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 11:17 CST
May 23, 2011 - A view down 18th Street near Texas Avenue showed the devastation left behind from Sunday's tornado in Joplin. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35896791&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 11:17 CST
May 23, 2011 - Sisters Christina and Melissa Dedick, at right, surveyed the remains of their parents' home on 18th Street in Joplin after Sunday's tornado ripped through the city, leaving only the entry steps behind. Their parents escaped injury by going into the basement, however a neighbor that lives just across the street was found dead. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35896790&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 11:17 CST
May 23, 2011 - Sisters Christina and Melissa Dedick, at right, surveyed the remains of their parents' home on 18th Street in Joplin after Sunday's tornado ripped through the city. Their parents escaped injury by going into the basement, however a neighbor that lives just across the street was found dead. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35896789&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 11:17 CST
May 23, 2011 - As the rain let up Monday, firefighters prepared to work along Connecticut Avenue near 20th Street Monday. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35896788&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 11:17 CST
May 23, 2011 - A body is recovered from an apartment building on Connecticut Avenue near 20th Street Monday as first responders continued to count the dead. By morning the number of fatalities from Sunday's tornado stood at 89. Robert Cohen rcohen@post-dispatch.com ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35895219&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 10:16 CST
A residential neighborhood in Joplin, Mo., is seen Monday, May 23, 2011 after it was leveled by a tornado that destroyed nearly 30 percent of the town on Sunday afternoon. The twister cut a six-mile path through the city. (AP Photo/Tulsa World, Adam Wisneski) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35895212&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 10:16 CST
Maggie Kelley and her husband, Trey Adams hug their dog, Saint, after finding him amid the rubble of her home in Joplin, Mo. Monday, May 23, 2011. The two are Hurricane Katrina evacuees. Joplin was leveled by a tornado that destroyed nearly 30 percent of the town on Sunday afternoon. The twister cut a six-mile path through the city. (AP Photo/Tulsa World, Adam Wisneski) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35895208&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 10:16 CST
Candice Kell, 17, looks over her psychology textbook inside her grandmother's 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. Kell and her grandmother, Jean Logan, rode out the storm in the laundry room. The twister cut a six-mile path through the city. (AP Photo/Tulsa World, Adam Wisneski) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35895206&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 10:16 CST
Jeff Pyles surveys the damage to his home in Joplin, Mo., Monday, May 23, 2011after it was leveled by a tornado that destroyed nearly 30 percent of the town on Sunday afternoon. The twister cut a six-mile path through the city. (AP Photo/Tulsa World, Adam Wisneski) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35895197&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 10:16 CST
An emergency vehicle drives through a severely damaged neighborhood 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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35895190&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 10:16 CST
Jean Logan reacts as she sees 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 granddaughter rode out the storm in the laundry room. The twister cut a six-mile path through the city. (AP Photo/Tulsa World, Adam Wisneski) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35894140&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 09:55 CST
Don Atteberry, 89, crawls over a rail at his home 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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35894132&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 09:55 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35894127&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 09:55 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35894122&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 09:55 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35894115&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 09:55 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35894112&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 09:55 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35894102&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 09:55 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35894086&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 09:55 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35892992&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 09:17 CST
May 22, 2011 -- Survivors gather in the parking lot of Academy Sports on Range Line Road on Sunday. Joplin Globe/Roger Nomer ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35892892&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 09:13 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35892816&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 09:08 CST
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 ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35892815&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 09:08 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35892813&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 09:08 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35892810&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Mon, 23 May 2011 09:08 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35887665&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 23:21 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35887663&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 23:21 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35887661&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 23:21 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35887595&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 23:14 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35887593&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 23:14 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35887476&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 23:05 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35887474&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 23:05 CST
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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35887623&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 23:18 CST
An emergency worker searches through damaged cars along Range Line Road in Joplin, Mo. in Joplin, Mo. after a tornado struck the city on Sunday evening, May 22, 2011. (AP Photo/The Joplin Globe, Roger Nomer) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35887471&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 23:05 CST
An emergency worker carries a girl to safety from the remains of Academy Sports in Joplin, Mo. after a tornado struck the city on Sunday evening, May 22, 2011. (AP Photo/The Joplin Globe, Roger Nomer) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35887618&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 23:18 CST
Residents of Joplin, Mo, walk west on 26th Street near Maiden Lane after a tornado hit the southwest Missouri city 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) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35887390&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 22:53 CST
Volunteer firefighters William Jackson, left, and Ashley Martin, center, from Oklahoma, and Johnny Ward of Joplin look through the wreckage of a home where it was feared a pregnant woman as feared to be trapped following 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. The three did not find anyone during their search. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35887387&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 22:53 CST
Vehicles and houses in the vicinity of Twenty-fourth and Main Streets are a jumble of rubble after a the tornado swept through Joplin, Mo., on Sunday evening, May 22, 2011. (AP Photo/The Joplin Globe, Mari Taylor) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35887257&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 22:44 CST
Hospital workers walk away from the Joplin Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., Sunday, May 22, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city, damaging the hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35887239&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 22:44 CST
A triage team treats wounded people at a triage station set up at Twenty-sixth and Main Streets in Joplin, Mo. after a tornado swept through the city on Sunday evening, May 22, 2011. (AP Photo/The Joplin Globe, Mari Taylor) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35886818&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 22:30 CST
A man walks past destroyed vehicles in the parking lot of the Joplin Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., Sunday, May 22, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city, damaging the hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35886810&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 22:30 CST
A destroyed helicopter lies on its side in the parking lot of the Joplin Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., Sunday, May 22, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city, damaging the hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35886803&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 22:30 CST
Volunteers and firefighters from Grove Township, Kan., look through the wreckage of a destroyed homes 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/Mark Schiefelbein) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35886796&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 22:30 CST
Rescuers and neighbors look through the the wreckage of destroyed homes on a hillside 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/Mark Schiefelbein) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35886685&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 22:17 CST
People pass the Joplin Regional Medical Center after it sustained a direct hit from 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/Mark Schiefelbein) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35886682&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 22:17 CST
People walk down a street lined with destroyed homes 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/Mark Schiefelbein) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35886681&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 22:16 CST
William Jackson, left, and Ashley Martin, volunteer firefighters from Oklahoma, survey the wreckage of destroyed homes 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/Mark Schiefelbein) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35886290&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 21:24 CST
A pickup truck with what looked like two rescue workers and two injured people weaves in and out of traffic to get to Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Mo. after the town was hit by a tornado on Sunday, May 22, 2011. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Jaime Green) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35886293&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 21:24 CST
A tractor trailer is tipped over on Interstate 44 near Joplin, Mo., after the town was hit by a tornado on Sunday, May 22, 2011. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Jaime Green) ]]> http://stltoday.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35886680&event=1253164&CategoryID=38578 Sun, 22 May 2011 22:16 CST
Emergency personnel walk through a neighborhood severely damaged by a tornado near the Joplin Regional Medical Center 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/Mark Schiefelbein) ]]>