Figures about the tornado that ripped through Joplin, Mo., on Sunday and the 2011 tornado season. All statistics represent the official record of the National Weather Service, which covers 1950 to present day.
JOPLIN TORNADO
• People killed: 125.
• Survivors rescued: 9.
• Injured: More than 900.
• Buildings destroyed: An estimated 8,000.
• About the tornado: Deadliest single tornado since records began in 1950. Storm Prediction Center says unofficial records show last single tornado with greater death toll occurred in 1947. National Weather Service rated the storm an EF5, the highest rating based on inflicted damage. Winds exceeded 200 mph.
TORNADO COUNT
• Tornadoes to strike Joplin: 1.
• Tornado reports made so far in the U.S. in May: 187, through May 24.
• Average number of tornadoes in May during the past decade: 298.
• Record for tornadoes in May: 542, in 2003.
• Tornado reports made so far in 2011: 1,228, through May 24.
• Average number of tornadoes in a single year during the past decade: 1,274.
• Highest recorded number of tornadoes in a single year: 1,817, in 2004.
DEATH TOLL
• People killed in Joplin tornado: 125.
• People killed in 2011 prior to Joplin tornado: 365.
• People killed in 2011: 505, through morning of May 25.
• Highest recorded death toll in a single year: 519, in 1953.
• People killed in Oklahoma from storms this week: 9
• People killed in Kansas: 2
• People killed in Arkansas: 4
Source: Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr; National Weather Service; Storm Prediction Center preliminary tornado data; FEMA.
