St. Louis Good Friday EF4 Tornado
Posted by JAC on 4/24/2011, 5:17 am
Thanks Chris!


http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lsx/?n=04_22_2011


A tornadic supercell crossed the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area with many reports of large hail and damage from New Melle in St. Charles County to Granite City in Madison County, Illinois.  Some of the most intense damage occurred in St. Louis County across Maryland Heights, Bridgeton, St. Ann, Edmundson, Lambert St. Louis International Airport, Berkeley, and Ferguson and in Madison County near Granite City.  Several people were injured by flying debris and glass at the main terminal of the airport, but remarkably no fatalities were occurred. Two tornadoes were confirmed so far from this event.  The first was near New Melle and was rated EF1, the other was a long-track tornado that was rated EF4 and affected St. Louis and Madison Counties.

The EF4 tornado is the strongest tornado that has occurred in St. Louis County for 44 years.  You have to go back to January 24th 1967 to find a tornado that was as strong. In fact, the tornado paths are very similar.















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