Joplin Missouri Tornado- Absolute Destruction [VIDEO]

A beautiful town I have personally visited a few times through my travels was completly destryoed yesterday when a massive tornado tore through a 6-mile path across southwestern Missouri, namely the town of Joplin. The storm killed at least 89 people as it slammed into the city of Joplin, ripping into a hospital and leaving a forest of splintered tree trunks behind where entire neighborhoods once stood. Authorities warned that the death toll could climb Monday as search and rescuers continued their work. Tornado sirens gave residents about a 20-minute warning before the tornado touched down on the city's west side.  Much of the city's south side was leveled, with churches, schools, businesses and homes reduced to ruins.  Fire chief Mitch Randles estimated that 25 to 30 percent of the city was damaged, and said his own home was among the buildings destroyed as the twister swept through this city of about 50,000 people some 160 miles south of Kansas City.

The people of Missouri are in our thoughts and prayers here at 94.3 MAX-FM!