Tornado: Multimedia coverage

Ceremony to mark push for Civil War memorial

Organizers hope that today’s ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of a Civil War battle northwest of Joplin also will encourage support to finance a permanent memorial on the site.

Tornado: Multimedia coverage

VIDEO: Tornado-damaged churches propose plans for services
The May 22 tornado hasn’t stopped several churches in the path of the storm from making plans for their first services since the disaster.

May 28, 2011
INTERACTIVE: LA Times posts graphic of Joplin tornado damage
The single deadliest tornado since the National Weather Service began keeping records in 1950 hit Joplin. At center is Joplin High School. Use the slider below to compare the landscape before and after the tornado hit. Images courtesy Google Earth, GeoEye. This is a LA Times interactive graphic.

May 27, 2011
VIDEO: National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) serves at MSSU
The National Organization for Victim Assistance visits Missouri Souther State University to help victims of the recent Joplin tornado coup with their losses. Made by Kellen Jenkins for the Joplin Globe

May 26, 2011
GALLERY: Joplin tornado May 2011
This is a gallery of photos from Wednesday and Thursday after the Sunday, May 22, tornado that wreaked havoc on on Joplin, Mo. The photos were shot by Globe staff photographers, photo stringers and volunteer photographers from around the country.

May 26, 2011 19 Photos
VIDEO: Duquesne hit hard by Sunday’s tornado
The monster tornado that devastated Joplin blew just as hard through the village of Duquesne to the east, leaving a path of destruction just as severe. Sunday’s tornado killed at least eight people, leveled between 205 and 265 homes, and destroyed several businesses in Duquesne, according to village leaders.

May 25, 2011 1 Photo
VIDEO: A Walk through of College Heights Relief Efforts
Globe Editor Scott Meeker visited the relief center at College Heights Christian School early Tuesday. Here is video from his visit. There is no audio.

May 24, 2011
VIDEO: Joplin students react to tornado, recovery
Joplin students who graduated shortly before Sunday's tornado react to the storm's damage and the recovery and relief effort now underway.

May 24, 2011
Globe launches Tornado Survivor's Facebook page

May 24, 2011
GALLERY: Aerial photos of the tornado's path
Aerial photos give a panoramic view of the destruction of neighborhoods and businesses caused by Sunday's tornado.

May 24, 2011 8 Photos
Google map pinpoints tornado damage in Joplin.
Google map pinpoints tornado damage in Joplin.

May 23, 2011
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