On the afternoon of May 22, 2011, all of the ingredients came together for a deadly EF5 tornado that forever changed Joplin, Missouri. One outcome in the storm's aftermath "astonished" even a veteran meteorologist. #joplin #missouri #tornado READ MORE: bit.ly/3bKLZSp » Subscribe now for more videos from AccuWeather: bit.ly/2TQgT0O Download the AccuWeather app: » iOS: apple.co/3gwaSnL » Android: bit.ly/3xpmwGw » AccuWeather is the world’s most accurate source of weather. But don’t just take our word for it. Find out how we make a difference in the lives of more than 1.5 billion people by people who care about the weather. » Check out more weather videos here: accuweather.com/en/videos Follow AccuWeather here: » Facebook: facebook.com/AccuWeather » Twitter: twitter.com/accuweather