Joplin‚ Missouri‚ is little town that nearly got destroyed by an EF5 tornado on May 22‚ 2011. Joplin got hit by an extremely dangerous tornado‚ an EF5 tornado‚ a very powerful tornado. To this day‚ the city of Joplin is still recovering. Joplin is a city in southwest Missouri near the Kansas boarder‚ west of Springfield. It was founded in 1839. The city’s motto is “Proud of Our Past….Shaping Our Future”. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County‚ although it is not the county seat. As of
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2017 The Joplin‚ Missouri Tornado The Joplin tornado included many details common to tornadoes and caused damage and destruction to property and lives that affected the region‚ but the area has recovered in its aftermath. The Joplin‚ Missouri tornado was only one of the first of many destructive and devastating natural disasters to come in 2011. A tornado starts as a spinning tunnel of wind in the sky‚ but the second it touches the ground it becomes a tornado. The Joplin tornado has some common
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Title : Tornado General Goal : To inform the audience about tornado Specific Goal : To inform the audience about some facts about tornadoes. Thesis Statement : To inform the audience about the types of tornadoes‚ the causes of tornadoes‚ and odd occurrences that may be associated with tornadoes. Introduction: I. Attention grabber: What can hurdle automobiles through the air‚ rip ordinary homes to shreds‚ de-feather chickens‚ and travel at speeds over 60 mph? II.
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Scott Joplin (1868-1917) Scott Joplin‚ the "King of Ragtime" music‚ was born near Linden‚ Texas on November 24‚ 1868. He moved with his family to Texarkana at the age of about seven. Even at this early age‚ Joplin demonstrated his extraordinary talent for music. Encouraged by his parents‚ he was already proficient on the banjo‚ and was beginning to play the piano. By age eleven and under the tutelage of Julius Weiss‚ he was learning the finer points of harmony and style. As a teenager‚ he worked
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The tornado that happened in Dupree occurred in June of the year 2010. It was a regular day‚ the wind was blowing‚ there were lots of rain coming down‚ and it was cloudy. Well that was what we thought‚ because there was no tornadoes that happened in Dupree for a long time. Before my family and I got a chance to make even dinner‚ the first tornado whistle came on. My family and I went in the truck to see where it was or see if we could spot a tornado. After scouting for a bit‚ we took off and went
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On May 22nd 2011 an EF-5 tornado struck Joplin Missouri‚ leaving houses destroyed and cars thrown through the air this was a devastating event. This devastating tornado was only on the ground for 38 minutes and had only traveled for roughly 22.1 miles. At the widest point‚ the tornado was around a ½ mile long with other distances measuring about a ¼ mile. When looking at the EF-5 devastation of the storm‚ the most destruction took part right through the middle of Joplin. Looking at the damage done
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Scott Joplin (1868-1917) Scott Joplin‚ commonly known as the "King of Ragtime" music‚ was born on November 24‚ 1868‚ in Bowie County‚ Texas near Linden. Joplin came from a large musical family. His father‚ Giles Joplin was a musician who had fiddled dance music while serving as a slave at his master ’s parties. His mother‚ Florence Givens Joplin‚ born free and out of slavery‚ sang and played the banjo‚ and four of his brothers and sisters either sang or played strings. Joplin ’s talent
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Tornados can happen anywhere at anytime so knowing about tornados will help keep everyone informed about what to do and what tornados are. Tornados are a violent form of weather‚ many violent tornadoes have occurred in the past‚ and warnings are a way to prevent these storms from injuring people. Tornadoes are the most violent form of weather. A tornado forms when different temperatures meet. When warm air and cold air meet‚ the cold air traps the warm air therefore the warm air can not move upward
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very close to tornado alley. Knowing the different types of tornadoes and what to do if one occurred near you may potentially save your life. C. Credibility: I lived in the heart of tornado alley for 16 years and have personally experienced at least 30 tornadoes. D. Thesis Statement: The purpose of this presentation is to inform the audience on tornadoes. I will inform them on what a tornado is by definition‚ what causes a tornado‚ the types of tornadoes and tornado safety.
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What is a tornado? A tornado is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. Tornados are particularly associated with severe thunderstorms because stronger storms make it easier for tornados to form. During a supercell storm‚ characterized by powerful updrafts‚ warm‚ less heavy air begins to rise and meets colder and heavier air above it. Wind shears make tornadoes easier to form. A wind shear is when a warmer air collides with a colder air. Faster air begins to
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