Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding (DR-1980)

Joplin: Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding (DR-1980)
Photo date: August 11, 2011
Photographer: FEMA / Elissa Jun
Photo location: Joplin MO
Categories: Tornado
Governor Jay Nixon looks on while Joplin Schools Superintendent, C.J. Huff speaks at a news conference at the temporary Joplin High School. Nixon's wife, Georganne, is seated at right. The school was destroyed by the EF-5 tornado on May 22, 2011. It tore path through Joplin seven miles long and half a mile wide. FEMA is in the city to provide assistance to the disaster survivors. Elissa Jun/FEMA

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