Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , June 22, 2011 -- The exact time an EF-5 tornado struck Irving Elementary School in Joplin, MO is frozen on a clock in one of the classrooms. Students will start the new school year in temporary school locations which FEMA will reimburse costs associated with retrofitting of those spaces. Steve Zumwalt FEMA

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Title: School Clock

Production Date: 06/22/2011

Caption: Joplin, Mo. , June 22, 2011 -- The exact time an EF-5 tornado struck Irving Elementary School in Joplin, MO is frozen on a clock in one of the classrooms. Students will start the new school year in temporary school locations which FEMA will reimburse costs associated with retrofitting of those spaces. Steve Zumwalt FEMA

Photographer Name: Steven Zumwalt

City/State: Joplin, MO

Keywords: Schools Irving Clock Time

Disasters: Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding (DR-1980)

Disaster Types: Tornado

Categories: Debris ^ Miscellaneous ^ historical
Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials