90mph wind gusts
Trees down everywhere
Temperature went from 100 degrees to 70 degrees in 5 mins.
Power was flicking on and off.
Airport was damaged.
Buildings collapsed
Trees down everywhere.
Place looks like a war zone.
Sounds bad. Got any pictures?
I drove through it though, scared my mother. No I don't have any pics. Cell phone died while I was driving around. I could find some though...
Here's some from a local news station:
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That's horrible, Sportsdude. I'm glad you made it through safely.
Yeah. What really makes it dangerous is that the cardinals had a baseball game today and the storm came right before the start of the game. 40,000 people didn't see this coming in the stadium apparently. They didn't tell the crowd that "hey theres tornadoes coming".
It was weird almost surreal. The wind came first started blowing things around then the lights on the main street here in my area started to flicker. Then the rain came. But suprisingly the tornado sirens didn't go off when they should have. Someone is going to have some explaining to do by tomorrow. The only way you knew it was coming was by the power flicking on and off.
And to think I was going to complain about the heat wave that's starting tomorrow. I'm glad I don't live in your part of the country.
Yeah, I know. Here you get a bit of everything. Floods, tornadoes, hail, and during the winter you get the occasional blizzard.
You guys only have to really worry about global warming and rising oceans, occasional mud slide in North Van and West Van and the once in a while earthquake.
I'll say this. I rather deal with an earthquake that happens about every 10 or so years then having to deal with tornadoes every single year during the spring, summer, and fall. One of these days your number is up and you get hit with a tornado. They come close but haven't hit my city...yet.
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I thought that was your city. Where were those pics taken?
Those were taken by either KMOV or KSDK news crews in Downtown Saint Louis. The first couple of pics that are mostly lightening and such are local viewers who sent in photos.
So you don't live right in St. Louis. I'm not asking where you do live, but I thought that you lived In the city.
Nope. I live in the well off suburbs in an area called West County which is part of st. louis county which is not part of the city. The city and county split in 1910 I believe. The city which was big at the time didn't want to deal with the poor country folk. Well know the county has 1.5 million people in it and the city has barely 300,000. The city is mainly poor while the county is rich.
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I live north of I-44, south of I-64 and west of I-270. This map is about catholic education in st. louis and number 14 is right across the street from me.
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Funny you should mention storm because I was just talking about the weather. Apparently, out of nowhere in Toronto, a night wind/storm came along that lasted for a few minutes where the power was out as well.
I'm glad that you're okay. We've been having some crazy weather all around the globe.
Yeah I'm fine PL, although I did drive around while the storm was going on, kinda stupid but then again I live for these kind of things. And to top it my cell phone was dead so I was all alone if I ran into something.
That's why it would have been better if you stayed indoors, SD. But, I'm glad to know that you're safe.
Can't help myself though. Its the reporter in me. Always wanting to be in the action. Whenever there is a blizzard I'm one of the few people out driving around. Can't help it. You never know I might run into someone who needs help.
In fact that happend one time. It was snowing and I was driving to school (30 miles away btw). And there was an overturned SUV in a deep ditch that looked like nobody had seen yet from the highway so I called 911 for them just in case.
You have a good heart, SD. There aren't many people like you around. :)
really, thanks. I don't know what else to do it just comes natural to me. There's a storm out and oh better go out to see if everything is okay. Always have been like that.
Getting ready for round 2 tonight. Should be here by 8ct. Not going out though I've got work to do.