The deadliest tornado in modern U.S. history devastated Joplin, Missouri, 15 years ago, causing an estimated $2.8 billion in damage, killing 161 and injuring 1,000.

Today is the 15-year anniversary of the Joplin, Missouri, EF5 tornado, the nation's deadliest in 64 years and record costliest. It wasn't the day's only tornado.

Photographs from The Star’s archives document the destruction, resilience and hope the community would draw on to rebuild.

The tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, in May 2011 remains one of the strongest observed in modern history ...

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

It's been 15 years since Joplin, Missouri, and surrounding areas were torn apart by a devastating EF-5 tornado, killing 161 people, injuring more than 1,000 others and leaving billions of dollars in ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — A disaster of the magnitude of the one that hit Joplin 15 years ago provided a wealth of information for scientists and engineers, as well as lessons for meteorologists and the public.

The City of Joplin is now strengthening its policy on sounding storm sirens after severe weather overnight. Sirens did not sound when a tornado touched down around midnight near West 1st Street and ...