THE WEATHER CHANNEL TO AIR ‘JOPLIN: 15 YEARS LATER’ – A STORY OF DEVASTATION AND THE RESILIENCE OF AN AMERICAN TOWN

One-Hour Special Presented by Procter & Gamble to Premiere Thursday, May 21 at 9pm ET on TWC TV Network and TV App ...

Joplin tornado still resonates 15 years afterward

Today, most children in Joplin Schools have no direct memory of the May 22, 2011, tornado, it having happened before they were born. But Joplin’s response captured the attention of the country, ...

The Joplin Tornado: What Our Meteorologists Remember Most 15 Years Later

Today is the 15-year anniversary of the Joplin, Missouri, EF5 tornado, the nation's deadliest in 64 years and record ...

Joplin tornado special revisits survival and recovery 15 years later

A Weather Channel special airing May 21 will mark 15 years since the deadly Joplin tornado, sharing survivor stories and the ...
Joplin Globe

Mike Bettes, Weather Channel returning to Joplin for 15th anniversary of tornado

Weather Channel meteorologist Mike Bettes and his camera team were in Kansas City on the early morning of May 22, 2011, and he said they knew where they wanted to go that day. “We started our day that ...

Operation BBQ Relief Returns to Joplin, Missouri, to Honor 15th Anniversary of Deadly Tornado and Founding of the Organization During National Barbecue Month

On Friday, May 22, 2026, Operation BBQ Relief® (OBR) will return to the city where its mission began, setting up at Cunningham Park in Joplin, Mo. to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 2011 ...
The Joplin Globe

Joplin tornado prompts changes in watches, warnings issued by National Weather Service

A disaster of the magnitude of the one that hit Joplin 15 years ago provided a wealth of information for scientists and ...
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15 YEARS LATER: Reflecting on Joplin's destructive and deadly EF-5 tornado

15 years ago today, one of the most destructive and deadly tornadoes in U.S. history struck the city of Joplin, just across ...