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Joplin’s EF-5 Tornado: A Story of Loss, Love, and Hope - Our American Stories

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On this episode of Our American Stories, on May 22, 2011, Joplin, Missouri, took a direct hit from the deadliest and costliest tornado in U.S. history, an EF-5 that left a devastating scar on the community. But in the years since, Joplin has rebuilt in extraordinary ways. Former KSNF Channel 16 weatherman Jerimiah Cook, and reporter Gretchen Bolander share a powerful story of loss, love, resilience, and hope in the face of disaster.

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Joplin’s EF-5 Tornado: A Story of Loss, Love, and Hope - Our American Stories