AN EF 4 TORNADO STRIKES LAMBERT AIRPORT IN NORTH ST LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI DAMAGE, BUT--- A MIRACLE: NO DEATHS FRIDAY, APRIL 22 Walter Hays, Global Alliance.

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AN EF 4 TORNADO STRIKES LAMBERT AIRPORT IN NORTH ST LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI DAMAGE, BUT--- A MIRACLE: NO DEATHS FRIDAY, APRIL 22 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

PRIORITIES OF AN AIRPORT: 1) OVERALL SAFETY 2) BUSINESS CONTINUITY 3) EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY

Friday evening's storm at Lambert International Airport ripped away a large section of the main terminal's roof and blew out windows, forcing the airport to close and divert incoming flights to other cities.

LAMBERT AIRPORT: ROOF OF MAIN CONCOURSE DAMAGED

GLASS FROM BLOWN OUT WINDOWS

INTERIOR DAMAGE

DAMAGE TO PARKING GARAGE NEAR CONCOURSE ONE

DAMAGE TO AIRPLANE PARKED AT A CONCOURSE

Working in a crisis mode, 1,000 workers were able to accomplish enough repairs for the airport to resume partial operations safely by Saturday night

GOVERNOR JAY NIXON AT AIRPORT: SATURDAY, APRIL 23

NEARLY SIMULTANEOUSLY, TORNADOES WERE CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE IN NORTH ST LOUIS COUNTY APRIL 22, 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUED A WARNING 34 MINUTES BEFORE THE TORNADO HIT. ADVANCE WARNING SAVED LIVES

TORNADO SIRENS BLARED AND LOCAL TV STATIONS TURNED AWAY FROM NETWORK PROGRAMMING TO FOCUS ON THE PENDING DISASTER. ADVANCE WARNING SAVED LIVES

MANY FAMILIES WAITED OUT THE STORM IN THEIR BASEMENTS. ADVANCE WARNING SAVED LIVES

DAMAGE: BRIDGETON, MO

ROOF DAMAGE: BRIDGETON, MO