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Subscribe to RSSUpdated with NBC Nightly News video, 7:58 p.m., May 24:
A helicopter tour of the tornado disaster zone around Joplin, MO offers a terrifying display of nature's power. NBC's Al Roker reports
NBC News producer Zoe Marcus, @zmarcus on Twitter, filed this picture from the chopper:
Zoe Marcus
Trees and homes alike were flattened by the storm.
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The path of a powerful tornado is seen in Joplin, Mo. Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
Charlie Riedel / AP
A destroyed Home Depot is seen in Joplin, Mo. Tuesday, May 24, 2011. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses.
Charlie Riedel / AP
A destroyed apartment complex is seen in an aerial view over Joplin, Mo. Tuesday, May 24, 2011. A tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses and killing at least 116 people.
Charlie Riedel / AP
The path of a powerful tornado is seen in Joplin, Mo. Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
Charlie Riedel / AP
An apartment complex destroyed by a powerful tornado is seen in an aerial view over Joplin, Mo. Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
Charlie Riedel / AP
The path of a powerful tornado is seen in an aerial photo over Joplin, Mo., Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
Charlie Riedel / AP
The path of a powerful tornado is seen in Joplin, Mo., Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
Here's the full story, our slideshow, and a photo by NBC's Al Roker.
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Wow. Just...wow.
For once in my life, I don't know what to say.
Great photography, sad it is that of a devestated town. God Bless America~
I was a first responder in Joplin. All that I can say is that the pictures we all have seen are not near as tragic as real life. We all pray for the people of Joplin and hope that the death toll will not rise to any more record levels.