Peggy Thornburg hugs a friend Matt Whitmore in front of her devastated Joplin, Mo. home where she lived with her son and grandchildren.An EF-5 tornado tore through much of the city damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses and killing at least 139 people.

First published in the May 29, 2011, 2:04 p.m. edition

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