Local man aids Joplin disaster mortuary effort
Murphysboro resident Bill Crawshaw serves as a logistics officer for the National Disaster Medical System. He joined more than 100 NDMS disaster mortuary operational response and family assistance center personnel deployed to Joplin Missouri to aid victim identification and family notification after the tornado that killed 153 people.
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Murphysboro
Joplin
Bill Crawshaw
National Disaster Medical System
NDMS
Destruction Drive Through Joplin Neighborhood Shown
A video tour offers a unique look at the devastation in a Joplin neighborhood, showing block after block damaged by the destruction and inviting viewers to experience the scene at the Southern site.
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Joplin
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1925 Tri-State tornado still the deadliest
The 1925 Tri-State tornado remains the deadliest single tornado in U S history. It carved a 219 mile path through Missouri Illinois and Indiana on March 18 killing 695 people including 234 in Murphysboro and injuring over 2 000 as it destroyed 15 000 homes.
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Illinois
Missouri
Indiana
Murphysboro
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Ellington
Mississippi River
Gorham
de Soto
Hurst
Bush
West Frankfort
Franklin County
Parrish
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