On May 22, a merciless EF5 twister, the highest intensity possible, ripped through Joplin, Mo., population 49,000. With scores of citizens dead, millions of dollars lost and an entire town devastated, recuperation has been possible only through the will power and human perseverance of both volunteers and Joplin’s residents…
Forty minutes after the class of 2011 graduated from Joplin High School, a deadly EF5 tornado tore through Joplin at 5:40 p.m. May 22, unleashing its wrath on everything in its path.
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4 months after the tornado
January 26, 2012
Temporary fixes provide motivation: Joplin residents find ways to stay hopeful, such as the duct tape modification to the former high school’s sign. Photo provided by Mary Crane.
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