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TORNADO PHOTOS, May 10th. & 11th., 2008

By Ron Hart, Professional Storm Chaser, 850-612-0654

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EF-1 TORNADO just east of Hwy. 71

near Neosho.

TORNADO just east of Hwy. 71 near Neosho.

Home on Iris Road & 86 damaged.

Home disintegrated, only the foundation remains. Home in background is heavily damaged.

Iris Road & 86.

Homes in background heavily damaged. All trees on hills stripped clean. Storm path appears to be 1/4 to 1/2 mile wide.

Hwy. 86 south of Iris Road.

Home in background removed from hilltop

Hwy. 86 south of Iris Road.

Home in background destroyed.

Hwy. 86 south of Iris Road.

Home in background destroyed.

Hwy. 86 south of Iris Road.

Stone Home in background destroyed.

Hwy. 86 south of Iris Road.

SUV blown off road.

Hwy. 86 south of Iris Road.

Driver seriously injured in red pick-up.

Hwy. 86 south of Iris Road.

Three persons injured in red pick-up are placed in 2 ambulances for transport to Freeman Hospital in Joplin.

Hwy. 86 south of Iris Road.

Three injured when house destroyed are placed in 2 ambulances for transport to Freeman Hospital in Joplin.

One later passed away. Hwy. 86 south of Iris Road.

Medical aid responds to storm victims.

Hwy. 86 south of Iris Road.

Tree damage, power lines down.

Hwy. 86 south of Iris Road.

Sunday, May 10th., 2008

Photos of tornado's path take

just north of Racine, MO.

Miles of power lines leveled or damaged.

Hwy. 86 south of Iris Road.

Fences collect personal possessions along with pieces of homes.

Hwy. 86 south of Iris Road.

Man picks through what remains of his home.

Hwy. 86 south of Iris Road.

This home was lifted off it's foundation. What remains of a neighbors house is in foreground.

Hwy. 86 south of Iris Road.

Iris Road

Saturday photos taken here >

and here >

Sunday photos taken here >

< and here >

Interstate 44

Joplin

Seneca

See inset below

Google Earth satellite image of storm impacted area where these photos were taken.

Ron Hart is a professional photographer, videographer and stormchaser. Having documented over 14 landfalling hurricanes and several tornados, he has extensive experience with providing help to storm victims and assisting with disaster aid, starting with Hurricane Andrew in '92 to Katrina in '05.

Ron has a law enforcement background, is a state-certified volunteer firefighter (with fire-rescue experience) and is a certified EMS First Responder. He also maintains press credentials, and has provided storm footage that has aired on NBC, CNN, The Weather Channel,

The Learning Channel, Real TV and many local and regional television stations. His storm documentaries include Before, During and After coverage that has been used as training tools for many Disaster Response & Relief Agencies, and by law firms representing storm victims seeking insurance payments. Presentations Available.

Ron was credited by the Reuter's News Service and

CNN for the apprehension of the first looter related to

Hurricane Katrina in Ocean Springs, Mississippi,

just hours before that historic storm struck the Gulf

Coast.

Ron presently utilizes a fully-equipped van for documenting storms and providing disaster aid.

Equipment includes a Basic Life Support Kit (BLS), rescue tools, blankets, communications gear, traffic control devices(flags-flares-reflectors-traffic cones, etc).

For search and rescue use, the van has a generator, flood lights, extra gas-oil & water, water rescue ropes & floats),extra batteries for flash lights and radios, and a laptop computer with GPS and Wi-Fi.

Video equipment mounted in van Most recent 2-DVD production

TORNADO nears Pitcher, Oklahoma

Taken by John Sparkman

EF-4 Tornado hits this area. Path up to a mile wide here.

May 13th. 2008 Tornadic Storm enters northeast Jasper County, spawns a funnel cloud.

May 13th. 2008 Tornadic Storm enters northeast Jasper County, MO.

May 13th. '08: Funnel cloud return to clouds.

This page was last updated: March 9, 2009

This TORNADO photo that was sent to me may be a composite of 2 images.

Notice that there is no debris around the funnel. The blurred flag and lights indicate that the lens was open for about a full second, yet the trees are not blurred. They should have been swaying a lot this close to the storm.

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