More than 150 died when a twister tore through Joplin in 2011, making it the deadliest tornado in the last seven decades.

Steven Weersing, nicknamed 'miracle boy' after surviving the 2011 Joplin tornado, is opening up to PEOPLE about what he ...

A primetime series telling stories of survival focuses its premiere episode on the May 22, 2011 tornado, and features our ...

The Wilsons chronicle their experience in an episode of the new NBC series, "Survival Mode", which aired July 7.

JOPLIN, Mo. — On May 22, 2011, the deadliest tornado in U.S. history since modern record-keeping tore through Joplin, Missouri, claiming the lives of over 150 people. That was 14 years ago. 5 On ...

NBC has delayed the Hurricane Ian episode of its new documentary TV series “Survival Mode,” according to a show spokeswoman.

The Monday night debut episode chronicles the category 5 tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri in 2011, leaving the city of 50,000 people to face a record numbers of deaths and miles of destroyed ...

Where did the tornado happen? Joplin, Missouri is a small city in the southwest part of the state. It was established in 1873 and grew significantly due to wealth created by zinc mining.

The Joplin tornado, also referred to as the Joplin EF5, struck the city on the evening of Sunday, May 22, 2011.EF5 is the most intense rating on the Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale for tornadoes.