Tornado outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011

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From May 21 to May 26, 2011, several significant and deadly tornado outbreaks affected the Midwestern and Southern regions of the United States. A six-day tornado outbreak sequence, most of the tornadoes developed in a corridor from Lake Superior southwest to central Texas, while isolated tornadoes occurred in other areas. An especially destructive EF5 tornado destroyed one-third of Joplin, Missouri, resulting in 158 deaths and over 1,000 injuries. The Joplin tornado was the deadliest in the United States since April 9, 1947, when an intense tornado killed 181 in the Woodward, Oklahoma, area. Activity began on May 21, when several tornadoes touched down over the Plains. An EF3 tornado heavily damaged the town of Reading, Kansas, where one person was killed, several others were injured, and 20 houses were destroyed. A moderate risk of severe weather was issued for much of the Midwest south to Oklahoma for May 22. The first tornadic supercell that day developed in the mid-afternoon hours...

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