Joplin, Missouri Officials Say At Least 89 Dead In Tornado (title change)

News 6 ^ | 5/22/11 | na

[GailA]

JOPLIN, Missouri -- A tornado ravaged parts of Joplin Sunday, killing at least 24 people as the powerful storm took out hundreds of homes and businesses.

Jasper County Emergency Management Director Keith Stammer says a tornado hit the St. John's Regional Medical Center on the city's south side

[TaMoDee]

That explains the three “stoners” walking around and quote: “We just came down to see what was going on” to the Storm Chaser reporter. What pond scum those guys were.

[Sun]

Prayers for all!

[Sun]

Prayers said for your niece!

[miele man]

Tornadic winds screaming through the hospital floors would most likely be ramped up to higher speeds due to a Venturi like effect. I wonder just how severe the damage inside the hospital building is because of this concentration of already high wind speeds? What I’ve seen of ground pictures/video so far on TWC looks like a high EF 4, EF5 tornado.

[submarinerswife]

Those pictures are devastating.

[EternalVigilance]

http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=459747

(Joplin, MO) -- At least 24 people were killed in Joplin, Missouri after a tornado tore through the heart of the town. 

St. John's hospital suffered a direct hit, as did a crowded Wal Mart in a busy section of town.

Cell phone towers were destroyed, knocking out reception to thousands, making it difficult to find loved ones.

St. John's says it will be updating its Facebook page through the evening.

And another Facebook page has been established to help located people in the area.

Emergency officials are asking sightseers to stay away from the area while the damage is assessed. To volunteer, call 1-800-427-4626

The Red Cross says volunteers are being mobilized and a shelter has been set up at Missouri Southern State College at 3950 E. Newman Road in Joplin at the Leggett & Platt Ath Center.

For nurses or doctors looking to help, call (417) 832-9500 for the Greater Ozarks chapter of the Red Cross.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is asking all first responders to go to Joplin to a command post at 34th & Main.

Click here for a list of Red Cross shelters.

Missourians who need disaster information, shelter information or referrals are urged to call 211.

The 211 service number is now available for most areas in Missouri. In areas where the 211 number is not operational.

Weather and emergency information also are available on the state of Missouri's website, MO.gov.

Senator Roy blunt is also urging everyone to proceed safely and use extra precautions. He says to call his office (417) 877-7814 for help.

[willibeaux]

DONE! Praise GOD that the rest of the family are okay!

[TASMANIANRED]

Prayers up.

[willibeaux]

You are right on the mark. Try to read Eye to Eye by Bill Koenig when you have an opportunity.

[pandoraou812]

Praying for victims.

[TXLady]

Prayers for your niece and your family there.

[TASMANIANRED]

Prayers certainly.

[annieokie]

Just awesome pictures, thanks.

[tflabo]

The unwise and the downright wicked are the ones who sir up and trouble the nation of Israel. Jerusalem will be the capital of the world in the New Millenium,

[VRWCmember]

Headline at linked source now says “Joplin, Missouri Officials Say at Least 89 Dead in Tornado.” That is devastating.

[Uri’el-2012]

You are right on the mark. Try to read Eye to Eye by Bill Koenig when you have an opportunity.

Yes; I have.

With this pres--et it will only get worse.

shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach

[Del Rapier]

A crying shame a town like that got leveled,hopefully State and national authorities do what they can to get some modicum of order restored as well as bringing aid in.

[NormsRevenge]

Prayers and Condolences for all those who lost loved ones and their all including entire communities.

F3s and above wipe out almost everything in their paths.

[labette]

An update on my niece:

It will take time, but we expect her to make a complete recovery. She came through today’s surgery very well. There will be some minor surgery again in a couple of days.

Her story is like many I have heard. She had taken shelter at a co-worker’s home when the tornado hit. She remembers being airborne {her exact words were, “flying around inside the tornado”} and she remembered praying someone would find her underneath all the wreckage.

Her husband was not allowed into the neighborhood since the block had already been marked “checked”. He knew his wife was still there and he was able to alert friends who lived nearby. As they were rechecking the place, they noticed a foot sticking out from under a tree. These friends quickly acquired chain saws and cut the tree and other debris away from my niece.

By now, her husband had made his way in. God provided a closet door and a golf cart to carry her through two miles of more wreckage to Freeman hospital.

I would like to thank each of you for your prayers. “Wherever two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them.”

May God richly reward you for your thoughtfulness !

[Sun]

“It will take time, but we expect her to make a complete recovery.”

So happy to hear that! What an incredible story.

More prayers said!