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AN EF 4 TORNADO STRIKES LAMBERT AIRPORT IN NORTH
ST LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI
DAMAGE, BUT---
A MIRACLE: NO DEATHS
FRIDAY, APRIL 22
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of
North Carolina, USA
PRIORITIES OF AN AIRPORT:1) OVERALL SAFETY
2) BUSINESS CONTINUITY3) EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY
Friday evening's storm at Lambert International
Airport ripped away a large section of the main
terminal's roof and blew out windows, forcing the airport to close and divert incoming
flights to other cities.
LAMBERT AIRPORT: ROOF OF MAIN CONCOURSE DAMAGED
GLASS FROM BLOWN OUT WINDOWS
INTERIOR DAMAGE
DAMAGE TO PARKING GARAGE NEAR CONCOURSE ONE
DAMAGE TO PARKING GARAGE NEAR CONCOURSE ONE
DAMAGE TO AIRPLANE PARKED AT A CONCOURSE
DAMAGE TO AIRPLANE PARKED AT A CONCOURSE
Working in a crisis mode, 1,000 workers were able to accomplish enough repairs
for the airport to resume partial operations safely by
Saturday night
GOVERNOR JAY NIXON AT AIRPORT:SATURDAY, APRIL 23
NEARLY SIMULTANEOUSLY, TORNADOES WERE
CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE IN NORTH ST LOUIS COUNTY
APRIL 22, 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUED A WARNING 34 MINUTES BEFORE THE TORNADO HIT.
ADVANCE WARNING SAVED LIVES
TORNADO SIRENS BLARED AND LOCAL TV STATIONS TURNED AWAY FROM NETWORK PROGRAMMING TO FOCUS ON THE PENDING DISASTER.
ADVANCE WARNING SAVED LIVES
MANY FAMILIES WAITED OUT THE STORM IN THEIR BASEMENTS.
ADVANCE WARNING SAVED LIVES
DAMAGE: BRIDGETON, MO
DAMAGE: BRIDGETON, MO
DAMAGE: BRIDGETON, MO
ROOF DAMAGE: BRIDGETON, MO