Tornados in St. Louis

[fma_fanatic]

Tonight we had a doozy of a storm pass through and I'll tell you, it's the closest a tornado has come to our home since I moved here almost 10 years ago.

I managed to get home, make a quick dinner, grab my laptop and cat and head down to the basement. It was very scary to say the least because it was just so calm. I can say that you know that it's bad when the weatherman tells the studio staff to take cover and he's going to hide under his desk and keep broadcasting. I think it might have been as bad or worse than the New Years Eve storms.

[It's me]

Whoa....... if today wasn't Good Friday I would have been flying out of Lambert Friday night, instead Thursday. I know lots of people in Saint Louis.

Hopefully all of the injured people will recover okay.

[Peppergirl]

I'm glad you're okay.

I'm working 3rd shift and Lambert airport is still closed. I've got a few customers stranded.

Scary stuff.

[fma_fanatic]

Yeah, they said at a press conference this morning that Lambert is going to be closed today and may be open tomorrow to 70% capacity. I hope those customers understand.

Here's an updated article. Apparently the same thing happened about 40 years ago and followed almost the same path. Eerie and scary.

[Peppergirl]

Yeah, they said at a press conference this morning that Lambert is going to be closed today and may be open tomorrow to 70% capacity. I hope those customers understand.

Here's an updated article. Apparently the same thing happened about 40 years ago and followed almost the same path. Eerie and scary.

They don't. My staff has been screamed at all day long.

I'm glad you are safe, hon.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Yeah, they said at a press conference this morning that Lambert is going to be closed today and may be open tomorrow to 70% capacity. I hope those customers understand.

They don't. My staff has been screamed at all day long.

Would it be too jaded of me to say I knew all along they wouldn't understand?

[Peppergirl]

Would it be too jaded of me to say I knew all along they wouldn't understand?

Right?!?

I was absolutely *shocked* that people didn't understand and were taking it as a personal affront when we advised that the airport was closed.

/end sarcasm

[fma_fanatic]

Right?!?

I was absolutely *shocked* that people didn't understand and were taking it as a personal affront when we advised that the airport was closed.

/end sarcasm

And I'm sure if anyone had died at the airport, there'd be much screaming and gnashing of teeth.

[Racket_Man]

Man the weather in St. Louis has REALLY gotten worse since I left 20 years ago. the last tornado that nearly hit the city (or even near the city) that I remember was in the early 70's. I have heard tell of a tornado that tore off the roof of the Old Area/Checkerdome/whatever (right across US41/I-64 next to Forest Park College) from Forest Park (now gone and torn down)

the last couple of years have been terrible with storms.

[ShadowBall]

Ohhh, so this is what my friend was telling me about last night. A friend of mine lives in Belleville, which is relatively close to St. Louis and he was talking about tornadoes that had hit the airport. He also told me about how his mom was at a hotel with friends about six miles from the damn thing and she just kept right on drinking. Can you blame her? "Well this is probably gonna hurt. Let's order another round before we get in the basement."

Makes me glad we don't get many tornadoes in Pennsylvania. I know these storms love flat, hill-less land to frolic on. So when they see Pennsylvania's terrain, they often go, "Fuck this shit. I'm going to Wyoming."