Community Corner

The Aftermath of the Good Friday Storm

The St. Louis Patch team covered the devastation brought on by Mother Nature throughout the weekend.

Residents of greater St. Louis will not soon forget Good Friday 2011 and Easter weekend.

  • A tornado that ranged from EF1 to EF4 on the Fujita scale (with EF5 being the worst) traveled 22 miles west to east across the St. Louis metro area on Friday, 
  • An estimated 750 homes were damaged in this latest tornado, Gov. Jay Nixon said at a press conference Saturday from the airport.
  • Power was out to some 47,000 customers at the height of the storm.

Here is a roundup of coverage from Patch around the region:

The Good Friday storm toppled the . Rev. Richard Bockskopf, the church’s pastor, said 350 to 400 people were in the church when the storms hit.

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Many homes in Maryland Heights were also damaged by the storm. on Rose Acres Lane, Diane Marie Drive, Jeanette Mary Drive and nearby streets.

On Saturday Maryland Heights Centre was opened as an . Pattonville High School .

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The storm affected those outside of Maryland Heights as well. of the storm's effects in St. Louis County.

In St. Charles County, the severe weather .

Town and Country resident Jane Klieve went to the airport to pick up her daughter and .

A Maryland Heights  at the family business.

Lambert-St. Louis International Airport was by the tornado. Terminal C had the most extensive damage. On Friday night officialsannounced the airport was closed indefinitely. However, 

And, as of 8:45 p.m. Saturday, planes were . Officials said the airport would be back at 100 percent this week.

Within hours after the tornado hit, Sunset Hills Mayor Bill Nolan was on the phone with city officials from the areas hit hardest by the tornado. Having been in their shoes only months ago when a tornado hit Sunset Hills on New Year’s Eve, he .

Saturday officials asked gawkers to stay away from scenes of destruction to allow for recovery efforts to proceed. The cities of Maryland Heights and Bridgeton urged would-be volunteers .

Here are a few other Patch articles you may want to check out:

  • . This item from Lake Saint Louis includes photos of different sized hail.
  • . This story shows more of the damage at the airport.


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