Sunday, April 24, 2011

thedailywhat:

Damn Nature U Scary of the Day: No fatalities or life-threatening injuries were reported after a “historic tornado” touched down in St. Louis on Friday, leaving in its wake “an incredible trail of devastation,” with some 750 homes damaged or destroyed.

Also hit hard by the storm was Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, with blown windows, roof damage, and power outages that could take “a couple of months” to repair in full. By Sunday morning, however, flights had begun departing, and airport officials said they were hoping to restore operations to 70% capacity.

“We’re fortunate we didn’t have large [numbers] of injuries,” said airport director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge. “When you look at the devastation around, it really is a miracle there were no fatalities.” 

Additional footage of the EF4 tornado and subsequent damage below:

[cnn / abcnews / c&l.]

I was there.

Posted at 7:35 PM 240 notes Reblogged from thedailywhat

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  1. santanalopezisliterallyperfect reblogged this from wbotd
  2. seriiously reblogged this from wbotd and added:
    … having been there almost twice a year for a long time now, seeing the places I’m used to sitting ripped apart like...
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  4. thenelsontwins reblogged this from oldauntamy and added:
    And at 30 seconds, cell phone dude finally realizes he’s...bathroom as the TSA scampers...
  5. oldauntamy reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
    The cooler case in the right side...frame? That’s where Poodle always buys his first Diet...
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  7. laceybee reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
    This is crazy! Not only is this...every time I’m lucky enough
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  11. writeupyour-ali reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
    IT’S A GOOD THING i flew into...thursday instead...friday....
  12. tornadoquest reblogged this from wbotd and added:
    Considering the number of people in the airport (and St. Louis metro) it’s amazing there were only a handful of injuries...
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