Cache is located in a VERY HIGH MUGGLE AREA. Discretion is Required. Cache Locations in this park are hard to find, and if this has to be moved, relocating this would be difficult. Please keep this one a secret. I ranked it as a 3.5 due to the muggles being there most of the time.
On Sunday May 22nd 2011 a catastrophic EF5 tornado struck Joplin late in the afternoon killing 161 individuals and costing approximatly $2.8 billion.
At approximately 5:42 the tornado reached this intersection as it also intensified to an EF5 classification.
At this point cars were entangled in each other and several where moved over 200 yards. One vehicle I helped seach for took over 2 hours to locate because it had been tossed high enough to be driven into an underground fuel storage bunker at the hospital. This area used to be fairly populated and now stands barren.
This is Cunningham park,where there are several memorials, be sure to visit the butterfly garden (House type stucture) and read the memorials there. To the south is Irving elementary.
To Help obtain entry into it please use the last 2 numbers of the year the tornado happened
Joplin Tornado Facts
- 161 lives lost due to tornado.
- 960,176.5 hours of service from all reporting organizations/agencies. That’s the equivalent of nearly 110 years worth of service at a 24/7 pace since 5/22/11 (as of 11/2012)
- Tornado generated nearly 3 million cubic yards of residential debris throughout the disaster area.
- EF-5 Tornado was ½ mile to ¾ mile wide, traveled approximately 13 miles; (Storms stronger than an EF4 represent less than 1% of tornados) Tornado winds estimated at 200 mph + ;
Be sure to also visit a nearby cache that also signifies a major part of the rebuildingA Day at the Beach It was part of the xtreme home makeover show, "7 homes in 7 days " special edition. ( I helped place a skatepark at one of the houses :) )
The site for the replacement hospital can also be seen near by with this cache Mercy Me
-Please post pictures (no spoilers).
-Write a tornado memory if desired.
-Please be sure to replace the camo to ensure its not muggled.
-Permission was granted by the property owner.
-Flip flop friendly.
-Have fun, make memories
HERE IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RATING SYSTEM FOR TORNADOS
They are based on the "Fujita Tornado Damage Scale" Developed in 1971 by T. Theodore Fujita of the University of Chicago.
An EF0 tornado will damage trees but not cause any substantial structures, whereas an EF5 tornado can rip buildings off their foundations leaving them bare
EF1 At this level, damage to mobile homes and other temporary structures becomes significant, cars and other vehicles can be pushed off the road or flipped. Significant damge will occur to roofs. Significant tornadoes, WIND SPEEDS 65-85 mph
EF2 Tornadoes are the lower end of "significant", Well-built structures can suffer serious damage, including roof loss, and collapse of some exterior walls may occur at poorly built structures. Mobile homes, however, are totally destroyed. Vehicles can be lifted off the ground, and lighter objects can become small missiles, causing damage outside of the tornado's main path. WIND SPEEDS 86-110 mph
EF3 Damage is a serious risk to life and limb and the point at which a tornado statistically becomes significantly more destructive and deadly. Well-built structures lose all outer and some inner walls. Unanchored homes are swept away. Small vehicles and similarly sized objects are lifted off the ground and tossed as projectiles. Statistically speaking, EF3 is the maximum level that allows for reasonably effective residential sheltering in place in a first floor interior room, closest to the center of the house. WIND SPEEDS 136-165 mph
EF4 Damage typically results in a total loss of structures. Well-built homes are reduced to a pile of debris on the foundation. Large, heavy vehicles, including airplanes, trains, and large trucks, can be pushed over, flipped repeatedly or picked up and thrown. Large, healthy trees are entirely debarked and snapped off close to the ground or uprooted altogether and turned into flying projectiles. Passenger cars and similarly sized objects can be picked up and flung for considerable distances. A storm shelter, reinforced basement or other subterranean shelter is considered necessary to provide safety against EF4 damage. WIND SPEEDS 166-200 mph
EF5 Damage represents the upper limit of tornado power, and destruction is almost always total. An EF5 tornado pulls homes off their foundations and obliterates them. Tornadoes of this intensity tend to shred grass and vegetation from the ground and stripping asphalt from road. WIND SPEEDS over 200 mph.
