Torontonian

I almost wish all humans were weather freaks like us. Several lives could have been saved if they really knew what was going on. What supercells look like. That know how to read a radar.

Kinda disagree that having weather saavy would make a difference at that moment..

I remember following the thread on this board at the time.

No one was really paying attention to Joplin as tornadoes possibilities were occurring elsewhere.

This storm quickly formed and produced one of the most destructive tornadoes right in a populated area.

It is not something anyone could predict, immediately even.

A very unique, tragic and unpredictable event.

Word just down now that the death toll is up to 142 in Joplin

I heard that 142 are confirmed dead and 100 are still missing.

The final count is going to be much higher still.

Is this the highest death toll from a single tornado?