Joplin tornado Archives - Carrier Management

Home Depot Targeted In Lawsuit Over Missouri Tornado Deaths

A woman whose husband and two children were among eight people killed while taking cover in a Home Depot during the 2011 Joplin, Mo., tornado contends in a wrongful death lawsuit that the building ...

National Standards Urged for U.S. Tornado Protection

National standards should be set for building construction, storm shelters and emergency communications to reduce death and damage from tornadoes, a federal agency that studied the deadly 2011 ...

Tornadoes Prefer Higher Elevations, Cause Greater Damage Traveling Uphill

A recent investigation of the effect of terrain elevation changes on a tornado's path shows tornadoes cause more damage going uphill than downhill. Engineering researchers at the University of ...