Flying J Truck Stop - Joplin MO Tornado Damage
Submitted by eric.bruner on Sun, 05/22/2011 - 10:46pm.
This was taken at the Flying J in Joplin Mo.
Tuesday May 22 2012
This was taken at the Flying J in Joplin Mo.
did Joplin truck stop trucks disappear?
i heard a story that at some truck stop in joplin there were over a dozen trucks that completely disappeared in the tornado.....the drivers and other people sheltered in the basement of the truck stop and when they came out the trucks were completely gone. does anyone know if this is true? thewilliamkelley@hotmail.com
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Us too!
That Flying J was where we stopped for the night during a rough drive we'd been having cross country in December and to hear they suffered damage is disheartening to us also. We were trying to find news on it and saw that same youtube video just before coming to your comment.
picture above
I already told you that my son was in that SRT truck above picture. It is a miracle that he got out alive. He is still not at home as the company refuses to pay for him to be checked out medecally and will not pay for his losses or per diam for his time before he gets home. Watch and see what trucking company declares bankruptcy next to keep from paying there bills.
Two of our trucks were
Two of our trucks were damaged at the J. One was in the fuel islands and the other was in the parking area. Both drivers road the storm out in the bunks. Both trailers were empty. The truck in the parking area got picked up and flipped on its side the driver was ok but his back got wrenched a bit. The guy in the fuel island got shoved sidways through on of the pumps and into another trailer. Thank God both drivers get to come home to drive another day. My prayers go out to all the people of Joplin and surrounding cities that got pounded by the 5/23 storms.
We stayed there the night
We stayed there the night before it hit & I told my husband there were too many bow echos in the storm & it was going to be a bad one. Thank the Lord we were headed due east. Only had to deal with strong winds & rain for 5 hrs. Been praying for all victims & that none of the great people we meet everyday were impacted too severely.
my wife and i go thru there
my wife and i go thru there twice aweek.we cruised by there at 700am come back wed 11am.what a difference!!! we know a lot of good pepole at the truck stops are thoughts are with them b n l
tornado
My husband had just left there and headed to his receiver in Galena,KS,,he had been gone around 30 minutes when it hit the truck stop...
Joplin, Mo. Flying J
My deepest concern and prayers. I was there over the winter stuck in an ice storm for 2 days..they were good people. I hope and pray they are all ok...
scary
give me second thoughts about going back OTR
Flying J
Glad I decided to leave today instead of yesterday, We had our own little Tornado in Minneapolis.
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