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Posted on 04/22/2011 7:02:32 PM PDT by Strategerist
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 845 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011
0843 PM TORNADO BRIDGETON 38.77N 90.43W 04/22/2011 ST. LOUIS MO EMERGENCY MNGR
AIR NATIONAL GUARD BUILDING DAMAGED...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AT THE AIRPORT...AND CARS FLIPPED
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 817 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011
0814 PM TORNADO BRIDGETON 38.77N 90.43W 04/22/2011 ST. LOUIS MO OFFICIAL NWS OBS
OBSERVER AT STL REPORTS TORNADO AT LAMBERT FIELD MOVING EAST
Well I hope they have it ready before the Packers have to play there.
(Well, somebody had to say it)
Howdy!
Looks like another rough night ahead
U.S. Severe Weather Alerts Map
http://www.wunderground.com/severe.asp
Saw a crawl on Fox News about an hour ago... supposedly everyone was quickly evacuated from Busch Stadium in St. Louis during or before the baseball game vs. the Cincinnati Reds. I've been checking the Cardinals' game (in between the Red Sox vs LAA Angels game)... everything looks normal at Busch Stadium.
WHAT is going on with all these tornadoes this spring??
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/22/missouri.severe.weather/?hpt=T2 (some of the damage is in this video)
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Once stood on the Ramp line when I worked there circa 2000, and watched a small tornado run right down the runway centerline, about 300 yards away.
They were going to get a good one eventually. The tornados come right down the hill on the west side of the airport, on to the property.
Yeah, you wouldn't want obama to miss that Packers/White Sox game.
I know I wouldn’t miss it....Bat’s against helmuts and pads....Brawl at the pitcher’s mound on the 50 yard line....
When I flew on Southwest recently they were having a problem with planes having an unexpected sunroof. Now I am flying American from Stl to DFW. Of course American flies out of Concourse C.
Still raining back there this morning.
Lot of homes wiped out by the Tornado path near the airport and across the Mississippi in Illinois as well.
He lives further North of the Airport and has no problems this round.
And, I hear you can land commercial jets right on the field! That's exciting. What other team has that convenience?
My husband used to work at Lambert. Ugh!!
SkyZoom 4 images of the Lambert Airport damage
http://www.kmov.com/news/local/SkyZoom-4-images-of-the-Lambert-Airport-damage-120536224.html
Lambert passengers watch plane move, then evacuate terminal
Lambert Airport storm damage Concourse C
We’ve had a lot of heavy rain and it’s to continue for another five days. The sky last night was an evil color just after the sirens went off. The tornado that hit Lambert had touched down about ten miles southwest of us, then skipped over about thirty miles before hitting the airport. Pretty lucky for us as we were right in the path.
"Evil color" - pea green?
Glad you are all right. I read somewhere recently that the city of St. Louis proper has been hit by tornadoes more than any other major American city; this would be #23 or thereabouts.
bttt
This security video inside the airport really deserves it own thread cause it is amazing. (I will let someone else post if they like)
http://origin.ksdk.com/news/article/255902/3/Security-camera-catches-Lambert-Airport-storm-chaos
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