Joplin Tornado 2020

It had been 9 years since the rain wrapped beast came through our little town. We were all over the news and had help from all the states in some way. Almost a decade since then and we have another one on the ground. News had been there were tornadoes spawning in and out from the supercell that had grown from a cold front that had intercepted a warm front over west Kansas. It was moving east at a nice speed but it was growing stronger and stronger by the minute. At 7:32 on May 22 a warning had been issued for a tornado that touched down in Baxter Springs but the city had a major power issue from the wind of the storm so the sirens weren’t the best and nobody had any T.V.s. The sirens were hard to hear with all the wind so only the guys near by knew what was happening. Nobody could see where it was at or where it was going. It hit the edge of town on West 32nd Street and tor up north through the town. It hit Fairview cemetery and moved up into the center of town. It crossed Main Street and and West 7th Street right at the heart of the town. It then kept moving north east and hit Ozark Christian College. It started moving straight west and hit Southern Missouri University. At 8:52 it dissipated near the Precious Moments Chapel.