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Tornado Devastation: Mother Seeking Shelter
Episode 172
Wednesday, 11 November, 2026

In 2011, in Joplin, Missouri, a family is caught in the centre of one of the deadliest tornadoes ever to hit the United States. Danielle Stammer is driving to see friends with her husband and kids when the high-pitched wail of sirens splits the air. Extreme weather is on its way. That’s not uncommon here in the USA’s ‘Tornado Alley’. Usually twisters occur out of town. But not today. As wind speeds of over 200mph batter Joplin, Danielle and her family are headed right into its path… A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by John Hopkins. Written by Rhys Bevan | Produced by Ed Baranski | Assistant Producer: Luke Lonergan | Production Assistant: Chris McDonald | Exec produced by Joel Duddell | Sound design by Matt Peaty, Jacob Booth | Assembly edit by RJ Macaulay | Compositions by Oliver Baines, Dorry Macaulay, Tom Pink | Mix & mastering: Ralph Tittley. For more on this story, read Danielle’s book Singing Over Me: A Joplin Tornado Survivor’s Journey. For ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started, or visit noiser.com/subscriptions. If you have an amazing survival story of your own that you’d like to put forward for the show, let us know. Email support@noiser.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices