News, No Deaths in St. Louis Tornado Called a Miracle. (warning)
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BRIDGETON, Mo. -- The St. Louis area's most powerful tornado in 44 years rips into an airport and through a densely populated suburban area, destroying up to 100 homes, shattering hundreds of panes of glass at the main terminal and blowing a shuttle bus on top of a roof. Yet no one is killed, or even seriously hurt, and the airport reopens less than 24 hours later.
Yeah it is a miracle considering it was an EF4 tornado with winds near 170 mph. It was even the strongest tornado in the area since 1967. It destroyed over 100 homes and even severely damaged a concourse at the international airport.
While it was wonderful to see that no one was killed in this tornado, it's also a little bit misleading. The lack of deaths was due in part to good warnings, good response from citizens, etc.. but I believe only two or three homes suffered EF4 damage, and the tornado was considerably weaker through most of its path. That was the biggest factor. If this had been similar to some of the EF4s that struck during the 4/27/11 outbreak, for example, things could and probably would have been much, much worse.
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