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.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
The Southern States say "we have debris!"
In the past two days the southern states have seen violent storms spawn tornadoes that ripped through towns and killed a total of 17 people.
The CNN wire staff reported that emergency crews in Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama are looking over the damage from approximately 100 tornadoes that spun off of a band of fast moving storms since Friday.
Phillip Rawls of AP News reports that seven of the dead were killed in Alabama in the latest string of tornadoes to move throught the area on Saturday.
Earlier fatalities were reported in Arkansas and Oklahoma, making this storm system the deadliest so far this season.
CNN reports again Sunday that the deadly storm systems moved East into North Carolina and Virginia, causing extensive dame and killing another 27 people, bringing the total for three days to 44 dead.
The CNN wire staff reported that emergency crews in Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama are looking over the damage from approximately 100 tornadoes that spun off of a band of fast moving storms since Friday.
Phillip Rawls of AP News reports that seven of the dead were killed in Alabama in the latest string of tornadoes to move throught the area on Saturday.
Earlier fatalities were reported in Arkansas and Oklahoma, making this storm system the deadliest so far this season.
CNN reports again Sunday that the deadly storm systems moved East into North Carolina and Virginia, causing extensive dame and killing another 27 people, bringing the total for three days to 44 dead.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Battle over the budget: Agree on the expenses or shut the doors
Congress and the President are working against the clock to agree on a budget for the government to finish out the current fiscal year because the current spending authorization measure expires at midnight this coming Friday.
Alan Silverleib and Tom Cohen of CNN news report that the Democrats and the Republicans failed to reach an agreement on Wednesday, and failure to enact a new spending bill would shut down all but the most essential government services after 12 midnight on April 8.
President Obama called a meeting with the leaders of both parties to discuss the matter after leaders from both political parties and budget negotiators failed to agree on the size and scope of budget cuts that should be put in place for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Cohen lists s few of the services that would continue to operate, but the total number of government employees that would be asked to stay home could total over 800,000.
Included in the list of those not receiving a paycheck are all military personnel at home as well as in the war zone, who would be required to continue with their duties without pay.
Alan Silverleib and Tom Cohen of CNN news report that the Democrats and the Republicans failed to reach an agreement on Wednesday, and failure to enact a new spending bill would shut down all but the most essential government services after 12 midnight on April 8.
President Obama called a meeting with the leaders of both parties to discuss the matter after leaders from both political parties and budget negotiators failed to agree on the size and scope of budget cuts that should be put in place for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Cohen lists s few of the services that would continue to operate, but the total number of government employees that would be asked to stay home could total over 800,000.
Included in the list of those not receiving a paycheck are all military personnel at home as well as in the war zone, who would be required to continue with their duties without pay.
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