5/23/11 Monday Joplin -- Sunrise showed the amount of destruction through the heart of Joplin Monday after a severe tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo. Sunday. J.B. Forbes [email protected] ...

School doors open in Joplin, Mo., three months after deadly tornado. Aug. 17, 2011 -- For a town desperately seeking a return to some sense of normalcy, the ringing of school bells is more welcome ...

After making landfall, the Joplin tornado moved west to east, cutting a six mile long path and wrecking 8,000 buildings and homes. Also in its path were a nursing home, hospital, stores and schools.

5/24/11 Tuesday, Joplin -- A view of the extensive tornado damage to a house in the city of Joplin from a Missouri National Guard Blackhawk helicopter Tuesday morning. J.B. Forbes ...

A family from Joplin, Mo., whose home was destroyed in the devastating tornado got the surprise of a lifetime today when Ty Pennington and the team from ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ...

Sean Wilson said the Joplin tornado aftermath was akin to a war zone. "It's pure survival mode," he said. "It's just reality. I mean it's something that actually happened that could happen to any ...

Opening Shot: News footage of the massive EF5 tornado that touched down in Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011. The Gist: The first episode of Survival Mode is about the EF5 tornado in Joplin that ...

The tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011, was determined to be an EF-5. The twister was on the ground for at least 32 minutes and claimed the lives of at least 158 people.

Here's everything you need to know about the Joplin tornado ahead of the premiere "Survival Mode" episode. Get local news you need to know to start your day with NBC 6's News Headlines newsletter.

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