The worst storm in more than 40 years struck the St. Louis area on Friday the 22nd, damaging or destroying at least 2,700 buildings including the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.
Stltoday.com, the St. Louis area news website reports that winds reaching up to 200 miles per hour caused widespread damage across 10 miles of north St. Louis County.
The airport lost part of the roof of one of the terminals and windows were blown out as a tornado passed through.
Tornado touchdowns were confirmed by the National Weather Service in St. Louis and surrounding cities of New Melle, Bridgeton, Granite City and Lambert.
The director of emergency management for St. Louis County, Michael Smiley said, "We're calling it a miracle."
In spite of the destruction, no deaths or serious injuries were reported throughout the area.
Cleanup started immediately throughout the area and the airport resumed operations for some airline flights, but it will still take months and millions of dollars to repair the terminal.
More storms are predicted for Monday afternoon and evening.
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