Caught in the Storm, captures the true story of the category EF5 tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri, in 2011. There have been a number of tornado movies over the years, including Twister and Twisters,

Featured in a new Netflix documentary, the Joplin tornado that struck on May 22, 2011 was one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history.

It follows the events of the category EF5 tornado that hit the Missouri town of Joplin in 2011 and provides first-hand accounts from some of its survivors. The footage is extremely disturbing and of better quality than seen in many other disaster documentaries.

A total of 161 people lost their lives in Joplin from the catastrophic tornado, with 158 of those considered to be direct deaths. The official reports also list nearly 1,000 injur