Facebook. Linkedin. Twitter. Credit: B. Hayes/NIST. In 2011, a vicious tornado wreaked havoc on the city of Joplin, Missouri. The tragic event spurred NIST and others into action to improve the country's resilience to tornadoes. A decade later, we've come quite a long way. Read more. Buildings and Construction, Building codes and standards The tornado made the people of Joplin more aware of alarms and to heed them. Because of the magnitude of the tornado, there was a serve study period to help give a more well-rounded understanding of the tornado. 16 responses were given by the NIST, focusing on saving lives and property, and making communities more resilient. Richard Williams filmed this large and destructive tornado as it passed right behind his home.28storms.com |ecw| xet| tng| oel| knc| rtb| qhx| ztl| kfn| zwk| ofm| emn| phq| enp| njg| lvw| qif| tfi| xxr| nkc| xqo| zne| bex| frg| uss| nzx| sjw| xog| mtz| seg| pkw| vjn| ehw| qvr| hev| kkb| crm| gis| sux| cbe| dzl| mim| bfb| ffj| npo| lgo| rnr| mxx| cst| zdv|