In-depth meteorological discussion of the Joplin, MO, EF5 tornado of May 22, 2011, including what environmental/behavioral features made this storm so deadly and some well-known analogs with very similar background environments.

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Jon Davies journal article on the Joplin tornado: https://ejssm.org/archives/wp-content...

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:37 Meteorological discussion
31:27 Analogs and their background pattern
32:53 Analog: El Reno, OK (May 31, 2013)
38:20 Analog: Moore, OK (May 20, 2013)