Tornado outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011
On May 22, a large, devastating EF5 tornado tracked through Joplin, Missouri, leaving behind catastrophic damage. It was a multiple-vortex tornado in excess of wide. Mainly the southern part of the city was affected with most structures in the area either damaged or destroyed. 162 people were killed along the path through Jasper and Newton counties in Missouri, making it the deadliest U.S. tornado since 1947, and one of the deadliest single tornadoes ever recorded. Among the most heavily damaged structures was St. John's Hospital (pictured right), which later was torn down due to the severity of the structural damage. Damages were estimated at around $2.8 billion (2011 USD).
October 2010 Arizona tornado outbreak
Prior to the tornado outbreak, widespread hail impacted the Phoenix metropolitan area. Three supercells caused considerable hail damage to over 150,000 homes in Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria, Mesa and Scottsdale. In some instances, record or near-record-sized hailstones were measured and the largest stone reached in diameter. Overall, the hail caused $2.81 billion in damage in 2010 Dollars and injured one person.