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

Cecil Cornish, one of the survivors of the EF5 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, in 2011, says he has received several ...

A deadly tornado that raged through Joplin, Missouri 14 years ago is once again in the spotlight after the release of a new Netflix documentary. The film is directed by Alexandra Lacey ...

The Twister: Caught in the Storm tells the story of the destructive 2011 EF5 tornado in Joplin, Missouri, and while the tale is well-known, many don't know about how it led to an outbreak of a ...

On May 22, 2011, 14 years ago today, an EF5 tornado tore a six-mile long and up to mile-wide path of devastation through Joplin, Missouri. One hundred fifty-eight people lost their lives directly ...

Languages: English Netflix's latest documentary The Twister: Caught in the Storm, turns a powerful lens on the 2011 tornado that devastated Joplin, Missouri—revisiting the deadliest tornado in ...

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The vacant lots start in earnest near the intersection of Schifferdecker Avenue and 26th Street, about a mile from the western edge of Joplin. Five years after the tornado, these empty spaces ...

This is your first feature-length film. Why did you want to focus on the Joplin tornado? When I was approached to tell the story of the catastrophic Joplin tornado, I think my first feeling was ...