US | Joplin tornado Woman Dies After Hearing of Father's Death in Tornado Missouri woman's heart attack considered a 'storm-related casualty' By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted May 25, 2011 8:39 AM CDT Copied Rescue workers search for a body at the Greenbriar Nursing Home in Joplin, Mo., on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. (AP Photo/The Joplin Globe, Roger Nomer) A 54-year-old Missouri woman died yesterday after suffering a heart attack when told of her father's death in the Joplin tornado. The local Missouri coroner didn't know the circumstances of her father's death, but said the woman was a schoolteacher and resident of nearby Webb City who attended church in Joplin, where a historic storm killed more than 120 people. The coroner said the death is considered a storm-related casualty, even though the woman was not directly killed by the tornado. Read These Next Trump laid a 'trap' for Democrats, and GOP aims to pounce. Christina Applegate pulls back the curtain on her real life. Driver who killed Dixie Chicks founder hears his fate. Trump supporters draft plan for him to take control of elections. Report an error