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Apr 24, 2011 | 5:11 pm

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TSO1973

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Originally Posted by FliesWay2Much

The NWS confirmed that it was an EF-4 that hit the airport. (EF-4 = 166-200 mph). It's been probably 20 years since I have flown out of STL, so I'm not sure how the terminal is laid out. But, I will say that I have never seen screeners move that fast.

The Enhanced Fujita rating scale for tornadoes.

FYI, my meteorologist friends tell me that the term they use for an EF-4 or EF-5 is "Pavement Puller."

Bio on Ted Fujita -- one of the true icons of severe storm meteorology.

They must have raised the estimate on it. On the way to work this morning, the news was reporting is as an EF-4 when it first touched down but was down to an EF-2 by the time it got to the airport. Scary stuff either way. I've experienced an EF-1 and that was enough for me.

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