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Image: Radar image of the 2011 Joplin tornado May 22, 2011 2248Z

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Description: A radar image of the supercell that produced the 2011 Joplin tornado. Base reflectivity is on the left and storm relative velocity on the right. The area of high reflectivity just to the right of the Joplin label is debris lofted into the air by the tornado.
Title: Radar image of the 2011 Joplin tornado May 22, 2011 2248Z
Credit: NWS radar data displayed with GR2Analyst
Author: NWS radar data, Gibson Ridge Radar software
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