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Secretary Shaun Donovan visiting Alabama [to view damage, recovery efforts in the wake of the Tuscaloosa-Birmingham] tornado. [Among officials accompanying Secretary Donovan on tour of Tuscaloosa's Rosedale Courts public housing complex and other damage sites were Alabama Senator Richard Shelby, Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox, HUD Alabama Director Jim Bayard, and Federation of Southern Cooperatives Executive Director Ralph Paige.]

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Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , June 4, 2011 -- The EF-5 tornado on May 22, 2011 tore a path through Joplin seven miles long and half a mile wide. FEMA is in the city to provide assistance to the disaster survivors. Steve Zumwalt/FEMA

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Secretary Shaun Donovan visiting Alabama [to view damage, recovery efforts in the wake of the Tuscaloosa-Birmingham] tornado. [Among officials accompanying Secretary Donovan on tour of Tuscaloosa's Rosedale Courts public housing complex and other damage sites were Alabama Senator Richard Shelby, Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox, HUD Alabama Director Jim Bayard, and Federation of Southern Cooperatives Executive Director Ralph Paige.]

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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

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , September 8, 2011 -- Construction is wrapping up on the temporary athletic fields built for Joplin High School after a tornado destroyed the school. Repairs are funded by FEMA and managed by USACE to rebulid critical facillites. Steve Zumwalt/FEMA

Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , August 11, 2011 -- Governor Jay Nixon (left) and Joplin Schools Superintendent C. J. Huff tour the temporary Joplin High School. The school was destroyed by the EF-5 tornado on May 22, 2011 tore a path through Joplin seven miles long and half a mile wide. FEMA is in the city to provide assistance to the disaster survivors. Elissa Jun/FEMA

Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , August 11, 2011 -- Governor Jay Nixon and Joplin Schools Superintendent C. J. Huff tour the temporary Joplin High School. The school was destroyed by the EF-5 tornado on May 22, 2011 tore a path through Joplin seven miles long and half a mile wide. FEMA is in the city to provide assistance to the disaster survivors. Elissa Jun/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , November 9, 2011 -- The high school was a total loss after an EF-5 tornado hit the city in May 2011. A new temporary facility was built at a local mall and ready for the new school year. Photos by Steve Zumwalt and Elissa Jun FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , September 8, 2011 -- Temporary athletic fields for Joplin High School are being watered as work finishes on them. School repairs are funded by FEMA and managed by USACE to rebulid critical facillites. Steve Zumwalt/FEMA

Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , August 11, 2011 -- Architect Chad Greer (left) and Governor Jay Nixon tour the temporary Joplin High School. The school was destroyed by the EF-5 tornado on May 22, 2011 tore a path through Joplin seven miles long and half a mile wide. FEMA is in the city to provide assistance to the disaster survivors. Elissa Jun/FEMA

Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , August 11, 2011 -- Governor Jay Nixon (left) and Joplin Schools Superintendent C. J. Huff tour the temporary Joplin High School. The school was destroyed by the EF-5 tornado on May 22, 2011 tore a path through Joplin seven miles long and half a mile wide. FEMA is in the city to provide assistance to the disaster survivors. ElissaJun/FEMA

Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , August 11, 2011 -- Governor Jay Nixon speaks at a news conference at the temporary Joplin High School. The school was destroyed by the EF-5 tornado on May 22, 2011. It tore path through Joplin seven miles long and half a mile wide. FEMA is in the city to provide assistance to the disaster survivors. Elissa Jun/FEMA

Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , June 22, 2011 -- Debbie Fort, Principal of Irving Elementary, looks through the debris left by an EF-5 tornado which destroyed the school, built in 1927. FEMA will reimburse costs associated with retrofitting space for temporary school locations for the start of the new school season. Steve Zumwalt FEMA

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Title: Principal Looks Through School Debris

Production Date: 06/22/2011

Caption: Joplin, Mo. , June 22, 2011 -- Debbie Fort, Principal of Irving Elementary, looks through the debris left by an EF-5 tornado which destroyed the school, built in 1927. FEMA will reimburse costs associated with retrofitting space for temporary school locations for the start of the new school season. Steve Zumwalt FEMA

Photographer Name: Steven Zumwalt

City/State: Joplin, MO

Keywords: Principal school debris Irving Elementary

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

Disaster Types: Tornado

Categories: Debris ^ Miscellaneous ^ historical

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Local Corps of Engineers employee responds to Joplin tornado recovery mission

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