2011 Joplin tornado
The 2011 Joplin tornado was a catastrophic EF5-rated multiple-vortex tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, late in the afternoon of Sunday, May 22, 2011. It was part of a larger late-May tornado outbreak and reached a maximum width of nearly during its path through the southern part of the city. This particular tornado was unusual in that it intensified in strength and grew larger in size at a very fast rate. The tornado tracked eastward across the city, and then continued eastward across Interstate 44 into rural portions of Jasper County and Newton County. It was the third tornado to strike Joplin since May 1971.
1998 Eastern tornado outbreak
One (1) confirmed tornado touched down in each of these 3 states, all three rated F0. The same supercell that later produced tornadoes and large hail in the Charleston, West Virginia, area developed in Jackson County in southern Ohio on the afternoon of June 2. The storm intensified and spawned a tornado in Gallia County. The twister damaged many large trees around Rio Grande and Gallipolis, and large hail accumulated in the streets of Gallipolis, denting and breaking the windows of numerous vehicles.