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Title: St. Louis Airport Closed After Tornado Rips Through Busiest Terminal
Post by: NHSparky on April 23, 2011, 10:38:03 AM
St. Louis Airport Closed After Tornado Rips Through Busiest Terminal

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Published April 23, 2011
FoxNews.

LINK (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/04/22/injuries-reported-tornado-touches-st-louis-airport/)

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St. Louis’ International Airport was closed Saturday after a tornado swept through a terminal, injuring several people and forcing the airport to be closed indefinitely.

There was extensive damage to the airport's busiest terminal, where 40 to 50 percent of glass was blown in, according to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Spokesman Jeff Lea.

Mayor Francis Slay said Lambert would be shut down "indefinitely," impacting 256 daily departures and arrivals from the facility.

National Weather Service meteorologist Scott Truett confirmed Saturday it was a tornado that struck the airport.

He said it was possible that a tornado that touched down near the St. Charles County town of New Melle was the one that ripped into the airport and apparently other parts of St. Louis County. If that was the case, the tornado sustained itself for roughly 30 miles.

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Ouch.
Title: Re: St. Louis Airport Closed After Tornado Rips Through Busiest Terminal
Post by: thundley4 on April 23, 2011, 08:54:00 PM
Sounds like the air traffic controllers will have plenty of time to catch up on their sleep.
Title: Re: St. Louis Airport Closed After Tornado Rips Through Busiest Terminal
Post by: Chris_ on April 23, 2011, 09:43:11 PM
Been there a lot of times, glad SLW and I missed this!!!!
Title: Re: St. Louis Airport Closed After Tornado Rips Through Busiest Terminal
Post by: Chris_ on April 23, 2011, 09:45:42 PM
Glad to hear you folks are okay.

How you doin'?
Title: Re: St. Louis Airport Closed After Tornado Rips Through Busiest Terminal
Post by: Chris_ on April 23, 2011, 09:50:11 PM
Quote from: chris_ on April 23, 2011, 09:45:42 PM
Glad to hear you folks are okay.

How you doin'?

Doing good chris!! We're in Sarasota now of course but we've both been in the parts of the airport that got hit the worst.

Title: Re: St. Louis Airport Closed After Tornado Rips Through Busiest Terminal
Post by: namvet on April 24, 2011, 09:16:45 AM
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km7Q5aNk90k[/youtube]

we're in for it again today

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yWps4crhIY
Title: Re: St. Louis Airport Closed After Tornado Rips Through Busiest Terminal
Post by: namvet on April 24, 2011, 09:46:22 AM
Quote from: thundley4 on April 23, 2011, 08:54:00 PM
Sounds like the air traffic controllers will have plenty of time to catch up on their sleep.

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