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Saturday, April 23, 2011

St. Louis Airport Damaged by Strong Storms, Tornado

St. Louis' main airport remained closed for business Saturday after an apparent tornado tore through a terminal, causing several injuries and sending people scurrying for shelter.

Most of the damage at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport was to the main terminal where about half of the windows were blown out. Trees were blown over and power lines downed. Passengers from at least two planes were stranded briefly on the tarmac because of debris.

Unconfirmed tornadoes were reported in several counties in the St. Louis area, and at one point utility company Ameren Missouri reported more than 47,000 power outages, with another 7,000 reported in Illinois.

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