@BigTimeRushRockz9 yes multiple custom made windows broken, still not replaced, a full sized van was picked up and set on its belly on a cement wall hanging off of it, planes were torn away from the gangways, and trees were thrown onto the runways
Wow those ppl didnt look scared. I live in Arizona so I never experienced a tornado. The only things I experienced are dust devils, microbursts, and thunderstorms I would of been scared if I was at that airport.
WHY DID IT TAKE THE ADVENT OF DEATH APPROACHING AND PAST THAT FOR PEOPLE TO REALIZE THEY WERE IN JEOPARDY??? THESE WERE TRULY "VISITOR'S" OF THE STL, WE (ST. LOUISIANS) KNOW WHEN WE SEE TROUBLE!
How in the world was the airport not aware of the severity of the storm? Airports have some of the most advanced weather tracking systems on the planet. They should have been able to alert people about this storm before the NWS itself. This is not a good reflection on the airport IMO.
At 1:06 the only people in this video who seem to be using there eyes in conjunction with their brains. A special thumbs up to the responsible parents of the kid in the white tshirt who lets hime run up to the GIANT WINDOWS DURING A MAJOR WIND AND LIGHTNING STORM!!!!!
That's it?!?!?!?! where was the moment of impact? I saw a ton of security footage of this tornado at the airport and it blew the doors open and the roof off in sections. There was nothing on your footage. I don't get it.
What's retarded is all those morons gawking out the window didn't know that was tornadic and just pressed their faces up against the glass. WOW! I can't believe the airport staff, where they have live doplar satelite readings, never warned people until the tornado got there. Just wow!
Were the pa systems down? I was very annoyed by the guy yelling like that. People with that personality trait irritate me to no end. With my luck and storms, I am surprised I wasn't there. I was in the middle of Hurricane Hugo, Ivan and Katrina. There always seems to be one big mouth that gets his jollies by screaming like that to raise the panic and fear level of those around. He was probably a security guard. Generally, not all, they like to feel more important than they are and do that.
@Onlymanolos you are a big turd!!! how many times did he have to say it! people had their faces up to the window!!! He did a great job and no one got hurt! in the terminal next door they weren't so lucky! the glass broke and people were still sitting their looking out the windows!!
If you listen closely, about 1:45 into the video you hear a woman say, "I'm goin' punch you!" And then a man says,"Ugh, what the hell!", sounding like he just got punched.
Thats not rain folks, thats a cloud that touchs the ground, you can see the vortex dropped direclty above them and then when the cloud moved forward you can see the twisting action, this can be anywhere from a 100mph or 400mph wind, strong enough to shoot a toothpick though a telephone pole
obviously no-one from the midwest was in that terminal, at least they will be able to tell there grandchildren when they grow up. what the side of a tornado vertex looks lile up close in personal, there lucky, if the glass would have popped in, well lets say it wouldnt look pretty.
Well we all are not going to agree on their being a God and how he works. No need to turn this into something of an arguement. We are in agreeance that it is a miracle that no one was badly hurt.
This is a great video, because so far, it's a high quality shot that is the the only one I've seen that catches the beginning of this tornado. Look at the downburst that hits that Southwest plane sitting outside. I would guess you probably caught the funnel cloud right as it was forming and dropping to the ground... I'd say that terminal you were in got as close to a near miss as you could ask for without a direct hit. Nice work.
@ThomasD72468 hey Thomas I have a fear of tornadoes and severe weather. But God doesn't hate anyone. At times I wonder why I have the illness I have, (paralysis/scoliosis), and it's hard but we have to know in anything God doesn't make mistakes.
Wow! Unbelievable! Everyone is seems okay. Unfortunately, all flights is being cancelled today due to weather yesterday and they shufdown for whole airports.
This video is from Terminal 2, the Southwest Airlines Terminal, which is the terminal that was not damanged by the tornado. Does anyone have video from inside Terminal 1, the American Airlines concourse where half the windows blew out and the roof partially removed? I saw raw security camera video on local TV that looked pretty awesome from Terminal 1. Should be on national news tonight.
Of course even though no glass was shattered or any damage sustained in this part of the airport... people still had to start screaming. lol. Ohhh man. Amazing footage though.
@kidofchrist5600 What about the people that dies in other tornados? God must have really hated them. What makes the people in this airport so special that, according to you, the being that created the tornado, also saved them from it.
Come on, a tornado hits STL, this being one of the few real pieces of during-the-storm footage we have, and all some can post, and 11 can like, is an overplayed, opverused, and goddammed annoying Youtube comment meme?
@travelsonic what else am i suppose to say OMG LOOK AT THE WIND ? Look how it blows from back to forth then from left to right look how everyone panics???? Grow up its suppose to make people laugh i already know about the situation in St Louis I have multiple videos about St Louis and for people who dislike videos like this DO NOT CARE
A tornado warning was issued for here in Lexington, Kentucky. I'm very glad it didn't. I was already in a panic to begin with because of the tornado watch.
They should refund the money provide alternate transportation, even if it means taking a greyound, to get the hell out of dodge or something. St. Louis has been once before from what I recall from the weather reports. Hope everyone is okay.
@paddyotay - so as long as you say it calmly, people won't panic? that's terrible logic. he could have walked up and said, in the calmest way possible, they had 5 minutes before a tornado hit and panic would have swept. tornadoes instill panic. the urgency in his voice got people moving. they aren't pushing and shoving, they aren't running over each other. he got people's attention to move and move fast. considering nobody died or was even seriously hurt, mission accomplished.
@gjvmnd I agree. They're trained (at least all airplane employees are trained) for emergency situations and I remember watching one of them and that was what they were taught to do to get people moving.
@gjvmnd I'm sorry but nothing you said was realistic. Do you really think the man shouting "Go, get out! Get out, go to baggage claim!" was as helpful as going on the intercom and calmly saying "Please immediately make your way to baggage claim." Even after the event it wasn't confirmed if there was a tornado or not, so speculating during the event would have been idiotic. And usually you say "get inside" (an inner part of the building) during a tornado not "get out, get out".
@cronoskronos - Given how the people had their faces pressed against the glass even as the tornado sirens were blaring, I don't see how announcing it over the intercom would have any greater effect. Yes, you can sit there and nit-pick about wording, but considering he said, "Get out, go to baggage claim" I wouldn't assume he means get outside, he means get out of this area. If you are already inside, you don't say "get inside". You say get out of this area of the building. Stop being a bitch.
@paddyotay - ya, he coulda just casually walked up, asked for everyone to quiet down so he could explain that there was a tornado about to hit or hitting the place while in the meantime everybody dies because they are cut to shreds when the windows explode. they did the right thing you nay sayer. how do you propose you go about telling everyone the airport is being hit by a tornado without instilling panic into the masses? or did you just feel like bitching about something?
Until he starts shouting, were you given any warning by airport staff that a tornado was coming? The reason I ask is because the National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning that included the airport 34 minutes before it hit Lambert.
@jayipatel That's what is hard to understand. It was pretty obvious from the warnings and news coverage well beforehand that a tornado was going to either hit or come very close to the airport. And yet no one there seems to be aware that they were in extreme danger.
@Pyrotech56 seriously? do you know how often we get tornado warnings here in saint louis? a lot. and a lot of times it comes to nothing. tornadoes are unpredictable. even meteorologists who have extensive training in recognizing the warning signs during severe storms don't know where and when a tornado will touch down. you just have to vigilant and be ready for anything.
@jayipatel - Lambert has some accountability here. If there was a tornado warning that far in advance, these people should have been evacuated long before this.
parts of the airport were not warned at all. we did not know until it was black and glass was flying everywhere and we just had to start running. Im def gladded they warned other parts though!!
@Pyrotech56 - No the airport did not let anyone know. My girlfriend was a few gates down from this video taker. She's not upset with the airport – BUT I AM.
@Pyrotech56 you can blame the airport for not warning people but they have TV's everywhere, they arent your personal weather radio. I think the airport did its job by not letting anyone go on planes but people should be smart enough to look at one of 100 TV's that airports have. Im sure they all had clear warnings displayed. Also, if you know a bad storm is in the area and you wish to sit by large glass windows regardless of weather airport staff tells you not to is your choice alone.
@adulby I agree with you that safety is a personal responsibility. However, it's difficult to make an informed decision if you are not given enough information with which to make a decision. I have yet to travel to an airport which shows local news & emergency weather warnings, they are almost always tuned to CNN Airport Network. Several comments on these videos indicate they had little to NO warning info given. And many travelers not from the midwest do not know the power that tornadoes bring.
You obviously haven't lived in the Midwest for long (or ever).. Between April and October, particularly in May and June, tornadoes are a common occurrence. I've lived in Tornado Alley for all my life, and only once has a tornado warning become a reality. Most often they don't come anywhere near touching down. If I was a worker at Lambert, I wouldn't have been alarmed, honestly, regardless of what the NWS says. All in routine for late spring.
Amazing video. I hope all the injured are doing okay. It truly shows the pandemonium of the time. It is crazy how you could initially see the Southwest 737 being pounded by rain and hail but it then disappeared in the swirling clouds. Crazy!
@jayipatel I'm so sorry to hear that! D: I can't imagine how terrifying it was! I live about 3 hours away from St. Louis and we've had bigger storm cells than what was going on yesterday with less damage. My prayers that everything gets resolved for you and you get to Delaware soon!!!
Uuuhhhhh
drumcircle4 3 weeks ago
yea when i was therein july that had barriers up
shinkotsu77 1 month ago
Got to love the cluelessness of the woman on bottom Left corner 1:00. This dumbass would not know what hit her. Endearing!
alfamax4562 1 month ago
NICE STORM
PATANEable 2 months ago
1 person loves the vidio for all of the idiots staring out of the window after being warned to get into shelter.
Rosalinachick 4 months ago
Looks Like "Final Destination 1"
SSBCSI 5 months ago
THERE'S A BURGER KING IN THE SOUTHWEST TERMINAL!!! FUCK! Why do I always fly Alaska...
jakeroot2 5 months ago
DO YOU NOW IT WAS A TRONADO
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GrossitsMonday 7 months ago
Did the airport get damaged? I mean like the inside AND outside?
BigTimeRushRockz9 8 months ago
@BigTimeRushRockz9 yes multiple custom made windows broken, still not replaced, a full sized van was picked up and set on its belly on a cement wall hanging off of it, planes were torn away from the gangways, and trees were thrown onto the runways
themeatful 3 months ago
@themeatful woooooooah scary. i live in arizona so we dont get much tornado winds
BigTimeRushRockz9 3 months ago
Wow those ppl didnt look scared. I live in Arizona so I never experienced a tornado. The only things I experienced are dust devils, microbursts, and thunderstorms I would of been scared if I was at that airport.
BigTimeRushRockz9 8 months ago
Haha 2:14 You journey is just Beginning lol
holden4264 8 months ago
This never happen to me when I am heading home from that airport to Denver or when I fly in to one of the airports. Did you get to leave or not?
tahotwheels1 8 months ago
YEAAAAH I LIVE IN ST LOUIS :D:D:D But I didnt get hit :P
ShadowPhoenix678 9 months ago
why does it take a tornado 2 bring st louis ppl 2getha??? we should all kum 2getha no matta wut
msnorthcounty314 9 months ago
I'm sorry, but if I saw all that fuckin rain, I'd be like, "lol, bye!"
FrankLuver96 9 months ago
WHY DID IT TAKE THE ADVENT OF DEATH APPROACHING AND PAST THAT FOR PEOPLE TO REALIZE THEY WERE IN JEOPARDY??? THESE WERE TRULY "VISITOR'S" OF THE STL, WE (ST. LOUISIANS) KNOW WHEN WE SEE TROUBLE!
DARIUSSR612 9 months ago
what they needed to do is put Ben Stein on the p.a. to mono tonely calmly warn people to step away from the windows, thank you.
msnow22000 10 months ago
i work in the security industry, when officers yell like that i want to punch them in the face for trying to incite panic.
msnow22000 10 months ago
How in the world was the airport not aware of the severity of the storm? Airports have some of the most advanced weather tracking systems on the planet. They should have been able to alert people about this storm before the NWS itself. This is not a good reflection on the airport IMO.
theshortladders 10 months ago
i would have moved away from those windows long before that lol
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I'd be raping that blonde ho there at 1:00.
ChrisBenoit4evar 10 months ago
At 1:06 the only people in this video who seem to be using there eyes in conjunction with their brains. A special thumbs up to the responsible parents of the kid in the white tshirt who lets hime run up to the GIANT WINDOWS DURING A MAJOR WIND AND LIGHTNING STORM!!!!!
llsmith69 10 months ago
This was the East Terminal (see SW airplane at the gate). That terminal was unscathed.
SueSchneider 10 months ago
That's it?!?!?!?! where was the moment of impact? I saw a ton of security footage of this tornado at the airport and it blew the doors open and the roof off in sections. There was nothing on your footage. I don't get it.
hutie3333333 10 months ago
I'd be spankin that blonde ho there at 1:00.
aculturemind 10 months ago
damn nature, you scary
LitrentaProductions 10 months ago
why are people running away when the guy was yelling for help ?
WTF americans go and help !
thatdutchguy89 10 months ago
@thatdutchguy89 when did somebody yell for help?
baseballP25 10 months ago
@baseballP25 or sorry i listened to 1:17 again and he said something else , i thought he said we need help or something
thatdutchguy89 10 months ago
What's retarded is all those morons gawking out the window didn't know that was tornadic and just pressed their faces up against the glass. WOW! I can't believe the airport staff, where they have live doplar satelite readings, never warned people until the tornado got there. Just wow!
brown55061 10 months ago
ON YOUR MARK...GET SET....PANIC!!!!!!!!
yeti30312 10 months ago
Were the pa systems down? I was very annoyed by the guy yelling like that. People with that personality trait irritate me to no end. With my luck and storms, I am surprised I wasn't there. I was in the middle of Hurricane Hugo, Ivan and Katrina. There always seems to be one big mouth that gets his jollies by screaming like that to raise the panic and fear level of those around. He was probably a security guard. Generally, not all, they like to feel more important than they are and do that.
Onlymanolos 10 months ago
@Onlymanolos you are a big turd!!! how many times did he have to say it! people had their faces up to the window!!! He did a great job and no one got hurt! in the terminal next door they weren't so lucky! the glass broke and people were still sitting their looking out the windows!!
1tinkerjones 10 months ago
@1tinkerjones Yep, THIS is the personality trait I was talking about. rolls eyes
Onlymanolos 10 months ago
@2:15 "Your Journey Is Just Beginning" yeah...lol it ends in The Land of Oz!
edratliff 10 months ago
Why do women always have to scream and make it even worse.
motorbreath1983 10 months ago
Is that the lowest point of the airport?
KaylaLikes 10 months ago
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motorbreath1983 10 months ago
Way to go spreading panic! Poor job by the airport staff!
sorensenallan 10 months ago
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motorbreath1983 10 months ago
@Spankytenthirteen
faggot
FissionNonStop 10 months ago
I used to live in missouri and Ive never seen anything like this before thats wild.
BIGWHIT425 10 months ago
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20victoriawood20 10 months ago
"Your journey is just beginning." ... I'm sorry, but I lol'd when I saw that...
gd567890dA 10 months ago
I live here in St Louis at 0:32 I would have already been running. not pressing my face against the glass
carbonunit 10 months ago
If you listen closely, about 1:45 into the video you hear a woman say, "I'm goin' punch you!" And then a man says,"Ugh, what the hell!", sounding like he just got punched.
MySteve567 10 months ago
Why is everyone who works at an airport either fat or a ghetto black person? (or both?)
tommymarines1 10 months ago
not smart to be sitting right next to the windows
armoredforwar 10 months ago
Thanks for actually filming the approach of the tornado.
Facewest 10 months ago
Wow it looked beautiful outside...glad no one was hurt
slurrrpee 10 months ago
2:14 "Your journey is just beginning" ...I'd say
BL00DYSKITTLES 10 months ago 6
Great job on taping. Very inpressed
pilotcham 10 months ago
Thats not rain folks, thats a cloud that touchs the ground, you can see the vortex dropped direclty above them and then when the cloud moved forward you can see the twisting action, this can be anywhere from a 100mph or 400mph wind, strong enough to shoot a toothpick though a telephone pole
carbonunit 10 months ago
obviously no-one from the midwest was in that terminal, at least they will be able to tell there grandchildren when they grow up. what the side of a tornado vertex looks lile up close in personal, there lucky, if the glass would have popped in, well lets say it wouldnt look pretty.
carbonunit 10 months ago
Well we all are not going to agree on their being a God and how he works. No need to turn this into something of an arguement. We are in agreeance that it is a miracle that no one was badly hurt.
kidofchrist5600 10 months ago
This is a great video, because so far, it's a high quality shot that is the the only one I've seen that catches the beginning of this tornado. Look at the downburst that hits that Southwest plane sitting outside. I would guess you probably caught the funnel cloud right as it was forming and dropping to the ground... I'd say that terminal you were in got as close to a near miss as you could ask for without a direct hit. Nice work.
Roobah 10 months ago
@ThomasD72468 hey Thomas I have a fear of tornadoes and severe weather. But God doesn't hate anyone. At times I wonder why I have the illness I have, (paralysis/scoliosis), and it's hard but we have to know in anything God doesn't make mistakes.
kidofchrist5600 10 months ago
0:32 Guy thinks: OH shit.
tnschick247 10 months ago
@Spankytenthirteen
Wow! Unbelievable! Everyone is seems okay. Unfortunately, all flights is being cancelled today due to weather yesterday and they shufdown for whole airports.
ScottysAIr 10 months ago
This video is from Terminal 2, the Southwest Airlines Terminal, which is the terminal that was not damanged by the tornado. Does anyone have video from inside Terminal 1, the American Airlines concourse where half the windows blew out and the roof partially removed? I saw raw security camera video on local TV that looked pretty awesome from Terminal 1. Should be on national news tonight.
zgare 10 months ago
Of course even though no glass was shattered or any damage sustained in this part of the airport... people still had to start screaming. lol. Ohhh man. Amazing footage though.
ZbmwM5 10 months ago
I suppose the ones laughing were from California.... and the guy says "man!" at 0.43.
jujumediazone 10 months ago
@jujumediazone 0:43 man!
jujumediazone 10 months ago
Thank God no one was hurt or killed. Thank you Lord for protecting them.
kidofchrist5600 10 months ago
@kidofchrist5600 What about the people that dies in other tornados? God must have really hated them. What makes the people in this airport so special that, according to you, the being that created the tornado, also saved them from it.
ThomasD72468 10 months ago
@kidofchrist5600 The non existent person in the sky did not help them, the people working at the airport helped them.
EKAA25 10 months ago
@EKAA25 Au contraire. The non existent compassion and respect for human life within the person making this post shows that he's just another troll.
kd0jej 10 months ago
@kidofchrist5600 lmao god had nothing to do with it.
Bryanccc3 10 months ago
@kidofchrist5600
faggot
FissionNonStop 10 months ago
my folks were there. they made it out ok, are driving home with a rental now. (live about 5hrs away) they were on way home from vacation in cozumel
Outkasted1980 10 months ago
cool vid, the storm looked amazing! and i love the mature, calm response of the people as a whole
kjeezy89 10 months ago
cool vid. looked like the airport was right in the middle of a tornado! and i love the mature, calm response of the people as a whole
kjeezy89 10 months ago
At 2:16 is says 'your journey is just beginning' makes this look like an industrially planned horror movie
zlliddude 10 months ago
Seeing 2:15 was eerie..."Your Journey Is Just Beginning". Thankfully no one was killed in the tornado.
trialtime1 10 months ago
@trialtime1 I noticed that "Your Journey is Just Beginning" sign too. I was thinking how ironic.
davebdb 10 months ago
wow! i'm amazed everyone remained as calm as they did! Glad your safe and thanks for sharing this video! Thank goodness no one died!
ThegirlgirlZia 10 months ago
1 person disliked the video because they didn't get to finish their pizza slice after the guy yelling
TheComputerMaster 10 months ago 33
Come on, a tornado hits STL, this being one of the few real pieces of during-the-storm footage we have, and all some can post, and 11 can like, is an overplayed, opverused, and goddammed annoying Youtube comment meme?
travelsonic 10 months ago
@travelsonic what else am i suppose to say OMG LOOK AT THE WIND ? Look how it blows from back to forth then from left to right look how everyone panics???? Grow up its suppose to make people laugh i already know about the situation in St Louis I have multiple videos about St Louis and for people who dislike videos like this DO NOT CARE
TheComputerMaster 10 months ago
this video sucked
DieTheDeath 9 months ago
I was there! If you would've filmed left a bit, I was there! It was completely crazy.
LeHockeyTabarnak 10 months ago
wow thanks for posting this. I live about 5 min from the airport and didnt get any damage. it was scary though.
krissygirt04 10 months ago
How long until the tornado hit?
debbeepotley 10 months ago
A tornado warning was issued for here in Lexington, Kentucky. I'm very glad it didn't. I was already in a panic to begin with because of the tornado watch.
jroof2666 10 months ago
They should refund the money provide alternate transportation, even if it means taking a greyound, to get the hell out of dodge or something. St. Louis has been once before from what I recall from the weather reports. Hope everyone is okay.
jroof2666 10 months ago
Excellent Video.
ockteby 10 months ago
The airport terminal is terminal one where Southwest flies out of.
theottys 10 months ago
@paddyotay - so as long as you say it calmly, people won't panic? that's terrible logic. he could have walked up and said, in the calmest way possible, they had 5 minutes before a tornado hit and panic would have swept. tornadoes instill panic. the urgency in his voice got people moving. they aren't pushing and shoving, they aren't running over each other. he got people's attention to move and move fast. considering nobody died or was even seriously hurt, mission accomplished.
gjvmnd 10 months ago 11
@gjvmnd I agree. They're trained (at least all airplane employees are trained) for emergency situations and I remember watching one of them and that was what they were taught to do to get people moving.
AtheneBelle 10 months ago
@gjvmnd I'm sorry but nothing you said was realistic. Do you really think the man shouting "Go, get out! Get out, go to baggage claim!" was as helpful as going on the intercom and calmly saying "Please immediately make your way to baggage claim." Even after the event it wasn't confirmed if there was a tornado or not, so speculating during the event would have been idiotic. And usually you say "get inside" (an inner part of the building) during a tornado not "get out, get out".
cronoskronos 10 months ago
@cronoskronos - Given how the people had their faces pressed against the glass even as the tornado sirens were blaring, I don't see how announcing it over the intercom would have any greater effect. Yes, you can sit there and nit-pick about wording, but considering he said, "Get out, go to baggage claim" I wouldn't assume he means get outside, he means get out of this area. If you are already inside, you don't say "get inside". You say get out of this area of the building. Stop being a bitch.
gjvmnd 10 months ago
@gjvmnd I can't believe you called me a bitch.
cronoskronos 10 months ago
i know withen a minut of this video to get away from the windows. watch as the rain changes direction. thats a huge sighn of a tornado.
luther349 10 months ago 2
@paddyotay - ya, he coulda just casually walked up, asked for everyone to quiet down so he could explain that there was a tornado about to hit or hitting the place while in the meantime everybody dies because they are cut to shreds when the windows explode. they did the right thing you nay sayer. how do you propose you go about telling everyone the airport is being hit by a tornado without instilling panic into the masses? or did you just feel like bitching about something?
gjvmnd 10 months ago
2:02 say goodbye to those windows lol
Spartanizzo 10 months ago
Until he starts shouting, were you given any warning by airport staff that a tornado was coming? The reason I ask is because the National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning that included the airport 34 minutes before it hit Lambert.
Pyrotech56 10 months ago 14
@Pyrotech56
They did not board us for safety reasons, and were constantly updating us about the storm. But I don't think they expected what happened, obviously.
jayipatel 10 months ago 5
@jayipatel That's what is hard to understand. It was pretty obvious from the warnings and news coverage well beforehand that a tornado was going to either hit or come very close to the airport. And yet no one there seems to be aware that they were in extreme danger.
Pyrotech56 10 months ago
@Pyrotech56 seriously? do you know how often we get tornado warnings here in saint louis? a lot. and a lot of times it comes to nothing. tornadoes are unpredictable. even meteorologists who have extensive training in recognizing the warning signs during severe storms don't know where and when a tornado will touch down. you just have to vigilant and be ready for anything.
Slumbajam 10 months ago
@jayipatel - Lambert has some accountability here. If there was a tornado warning that far in advance, these people should have been evacuated long before this.
torn8omickey 10 months ago
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harrisa710 10 months ago
@Pyrotech56
parts of the airport were not warned at all. we did not know until it was black and glass was flying everywhere and we just had to start running. Im def gladded they warned other parts though!!
harrisa710 10 months ago
@Pyrotech56 - No the airport did not let anyone know. My girlfriend was a few gates down from this video taker. She's not upset with the airport – BUT I AM.
daarong3 10 months ago
@Pyrotech56 you can blame the airport for not warning people but they have TV's everywhere, they arent your personal weather radio. I think the airport did its job by not letting anyone go on planes but people should be smart enough to look at one of 100 TV's that airports have. Im sure they all had clear warnings displayed. Also, if you know a bad storm is in the area and you wish to sit by large glass windows regardless of weather airport staff tells you not to is your choice alone.
adulby 10 months ago
@adulby I agree with you that safety is a personal responsibility. However, it's difficult to make an informed decision if you are not given enough information with which to make a decision. I have yet to travel to an airport which shows local news & emergency weather warnings, they are almost always tuned to CNN Airport Network. Several comments on these videos indicate they had little to NO warning info given. And many travelers not from the midwest do not know the power that tornadoes bring.
Pyrotech56 10 months ago
@Pyrotech56
You obviously haven't lived in the Midwest for long (or ever).. Between April and October, particularly in May and June, tornadoes are a common occurrence. I've lived in Tornado Alley for all my life, and only once has a tornado warning become a reality. Most often they don't come anywhere near touching down. If I was a worker at Lambert, I wouldn't have been alarmed, honestly, regardless of what the NWS says. All in routine for late spring.
smnwcarl1 9 months ago
Amazing video. I hope all the injured are doing okay. It truly shows the pandemonium of the time. It is crazy how you could initially see the Southwest 737 being pounded by rain and hail but it then disappeared in the swirling clouds. Crazy!
lifeisharmony 10 months ago
Thank you for this video!
4x4forlyfe 10 months ago
0 to panic in less than 2 seconds. kool video. last i read, they were giving car rentals to you folks. Hope you get one. Long drive, though.
bigpowerfulpeople 10 months ago 2
@bigpowerfulpeople
Heard nothing about car rentals...
jayipatel 10 months ago
I was in transit from California to Delaware, now stuck in St. Louis indefinitely since the airport is shut down.
jayipatel 10 months ago
@jayipatel I'm so sorry to hear that! D: I can't imagine how terrifying it was! I live about 3 hours away from St. Louis and we've had bigger storm cells than what was going on yesterday with less damage. My prayers that everything gets resolved for you and you get to Delaware soon!!!
RadientRevenge 10 months ago
@jayipatel The airport is shutdown until Monday. That's what I heard
LeHockeyTabarnak 10 months ago
Thanks so much for posting, really gives an idea of how intense the situation was! We've been up all night, the storms just keep going on and on :(
Were you trying to fly out of St. Louis?
ninjacouch 10 months ago