162 Trees of Hope
May 22nd, 2011.
162 people died in 32 minutes.
32 minutes that seemed to last forever.
32 minutes that changed a city’s future…forever.
162 people that were going about their everyday evening.
Then, all of a sudden, a tornado touched down on the outside of town and began a 8 mile march through the heart of town.
Joplin never saw it coming.
But after it came, Joplin can’t erase the memory as the scars are everywhere.
Schools destroyed. Hospitals destroyed. Homes destroyed. Businesses destroyed.
In a quick 32 minutes, 162 people died.
Today, Joplin remembers...