2011 Joplin tornado
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The 2011 Joplin tornado was a catastrophic EF5 tornado that devastated Joplin, Missouri, causing massive destruction and becoming one of the deadliest and costliest tornadoes in U.S. history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2011 Joplin tornado canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: 2011 Joplin tornado Context triple: [Joplin, Missouri, hasEvent, 2011 Joplin tornado]
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Tennessee Tornado
Tennessee Tornado is a steel looping roller coaster at Dollywood known for its intense drops, smooth inversions, and Appalachian mine-themed setting.
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2009 Red River flood
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Missoula floods
The Missoula floods were a series of cataclysmic Ice Age glacial outburst floods that repeatedly swept across the Pacific Northwest, dramatically reshaping the landscape of what is now Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
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Dallas Tornado
The Dallas Tornado was a professional soccer team that competed in the original North American Soccer League (NASL) from the late 1960s through the early 1980s.
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Great Sioux City Flood of 1892
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: 2011 Joplin tornado Target entity description: The 2011 Joplin tornado was a catastrophic EF5 tornado that devastated Joplin, Missouri, causing massive destruction and becoming one of the deadliest and costliest tornadoes in U.S. history.
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A.
Tennessee Tornado
Tennessee Tornado is a steel looping roller coaster at Dollywood known for its intense drops, smooth inversions, and Appalachian mine-themed setting.
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B.
2009 Red River flood
The 2009 Red River flood was a major spring flood along the Red River of the North that caused extensive flooding and emergency responses in North Dakota, Minnesota, and Manitoba.
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C.
Missoula floods
The Missoula floods were a series of cataclysmic Ice Age glacial outburst floods that repeatedly swept across the Pacific Northwest, dramatically reshaping the landscape of what is now Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
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D.
Dallas Tornado
The Dallas Tornado was a professional soccer team that competed in the original North American Soccer League (NASL) from the late 1960s through the early 1980s.
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E.
Great Sioux City Flood of 1892
The Great Sioux City Flood of 1892 was a devastating late-19th-century flood that inundated Sioux City, Iowa, causing widespread destruction and loss of life along the Missouri River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
EF5 tornado
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natural disaster ⓘ tornado ⓘ weather event ⓘ |
| affectedStructure |
Joplin High School
NERFINISHED
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St. John’s Regional Medical Center NERFINISHED ⓘ commercial districts in Joplin ⓘ numerous residential neighborhoods ⓘ |
| aftermath |
changes to building codes and emergency procedures in Joplin
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major rebuilding effort in Joplin ⓘ studies of tornado warning communication and response ⓘ |
| associatedWith | National Weather Service Springfield, Missouri office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
costly tornado
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deadly tornado ⓘ |
| cause | severe thunderstorm ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| damageRating | EF5 ⓘ |
| date | 2011-05-22 ⓘ |
| economicDamage |
approximately 2.8 billion US dollars
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one of the costliest tornadoes in U.S. history ⓘ |
| enhancedFujitaScaleRating | EF5 ⓘ |
| fatalities | approximately 158 ⓘ |
| impact |
long-term social and economic effects on Joplin
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widespread destruction of homes and businesses ⓘ |
| injuries |
over 1000
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over 1000 people ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jasper County, Missouri
NERFINISHED
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Joplin, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri ⓘ Newton County, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationType | urban area ⓘ |
| maximumWindSpeed |
over 200 mph
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over 320 km/h ⓘ |
| meteorologicalEnvironment | supercell thunderstorm ⓘ |
| month | May 2011 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the costliest tornadoes in U.S. history
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being one of the deadliest single tornadoes in U.S. history ⓘ extreme destruction in Joplin, Missouri ⓘ high death toll ⓘ |
| partOf |
2011 Atlantic–Pacific severe weather season
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2011 tornado outbreak sequence NERFINISHED ⓘ May 21–26, 2011 tornado outbreak sequence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pathLength | approximately 22.1 miles ⓘ |
| pathWidth | up to 1 mile ⓘ |
| response |
federal disaster declaration
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large-scale emergency response ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | evening ⓘ |
| warningSystem | National Weather Service tornado warning issued ⓘ |
| year | 2011 ⓘ |
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Subject: 2011 Joplin tornado Description of subject: The 2011 Joplin tornado was a catastrophic EF5 tornado that devastated Joplin, Missouri, causing massive destruction and becoming one of the deadliest and costliest tornadoes in U.S. history.
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