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 It's a 'profoundly difficult time' for Miss Jamaica. Source: This is how teen Anna Kepner died on a Carnival cruise. Forget the Great Wealth Transfer. Behold the Great Stuff Transfer. A viral sleep hack could have you snoring away before you know it. Report an error