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Interactive map with NWS damage assessment data for #tornado that hit #StLouis #Missouri.

The color of the symbols mean:
Aqua = EF0
Green = EF1
Yellow = EF2
Orange = EF3

Open the map and click a symbol for damage description and estimated wind speed.
#MOwx #SevereWx

Open GISsurfer map:
mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfe

People of #StLouis: there is an aid station set up at the Y at 4343 Florissant. Just coming back from a drop off there, and it is quite an operation. Very proud of my city today, seeing so many people coming out to help. Please pitch in however you can.
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"Laurel County resident Chris Cromer said he got the first of two tornado alerts on his phone around 11:30 p.m. or so, about a half-hour before the tornado struck. He and his wife grabbed their dog, jumped in their car and scrambled to the crawlspace at a relative’s nearby home because the couple’s own crawlspace is small.

“We could hear and feel the vibration of the tornado coming through,”" #kywx #tornado #kentucky #missouri #StLouis #mowx #ilwx #noaa #nws
apnews.com/article/tornado-wea

Bea Johnson, left, looks to her sister Kristie Sexton, right, as she is embraced by family friend Keith Adams as they stand next to Sexton's destroyed home after a severe storm passed through the area, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in London, Ky. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
AP News · Severe weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in KentuckyBy Dylan Lovan

Re: The tornado path in #StLouis Missouri so-called USA. #STL is a very racially segregated city, due to the history of chattel slavery during and post-Indigenous genocide and westward expansion of the settler state. These neighborhoods that the tornado hit are mostly Black and very materially neglected and deprived by the systems that exist. The area is largely out of internet access now, as well.

Learn a bit more: web.archive.org/web/2025041014

Or a lot more: libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=1

All that to say. These communities are in a lot of need right now. People are missing, hurt, and without shelter and food. Here are some opportunities for #directaid:

gofundme.com/f/help-rubys-fami

stlmutualaid.org/givereceive

Missouri Humanities · Redlined: Observations on Black Migration in St. Louis    Redlined: Observations on Black Migration in St. Louis     by Jasmine Ford      In James Baldwin’s essay, “Notes of a Native Son,” he reveals that his father was among the first generation […]
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At a news conference Friday, #StLouis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson described at a path of destruction that began on a major #Missouri thoroughfare during afternoon rush hour before moving east over a river into southern #Illinois.

More than 5,000 homes suffered damage, St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer said at the same news conference, as rescue teams worked to locate missing people & search the debris.

Huge tornado dragged through St Louis MO today. Multiple deaths, 5000 homes damaged, 17 search and rescue teams. There are going to be a lot of hurt and displaced people, and pets. Here’s a link to the St Louis Humane Society where donations can be made. I am thinking back to the amazing work by humane societies and other animal rescues orgs following disasters in Maui, Asheville, Paradise, Joplin, and Pasadena/Altadena/Palisades, etc etc. etc #StLouis #Tornado #Caturday hsmo.org/?form=HSMO-MAIN-DONAT

Humane Society of MissouriHome | Humane Society of MissouriHome. We are committed to the prevention of abuse and neglect of animals. Humane Society of Missouri

Huge tornado dragged through St Louis MO today. Multiple deaths, 5000 homes damaged, 17 search and rescue teams. There are going to be a lot of hurt and displaced people, and pets. Here’s a link to the St Louis Humane Society where donations can be made. I am thinking back to the amazing work by humane societies and other animal rescues orgs following disasters in Maui, Asheville, Paradise, Joplin, and Pasadena/Altadena/Palisades, etc etc. etc #StLouis #Tornado #Caturday hsmo.org/?form=HSMO-MAIN-DONAT

Humane Society of MissouriHome | Humane Society of MissouriHome. We are committed to the prevention of abuse and neglect of animals. Humane Society of Missouri

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝘇𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗮𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘁. 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀

Een zware storm in de Amerikaanse staat Missouri heeft meerdere levens geëist, meldden Amerikaanse media. Vooral de stad St. Louis werd flink geraakt. Er zouden minstens vier doden zijn gevallen en minstens tien mensen gewond zijn geraakt, van wie een zeer ernstig, melddenl The New York Times en CNN.

rtl.nl/nieuws/buitenland/artik

RTL Nieuws · Meerdere doden door zware storm in Amerikaanse St. LouisEen zware storm in de Amerikaanse staat Missouri heeft meerdere levens geëist, meldden Amerikaanse media. Vooral de stad St. Louis werd flink geraakt. Er zouden minstens vier doden zijn gevallen en minstens tien mensen gewond zijn geraakt, van wie een zeer ernstig, melddenl The New York Times en CNN.

Edit: The city apparently removed that layer from their ArcGIS server. You can still see it on the screenshot below but it will not appear on the GISsurfer map.
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#StLouis #Missouri took a serious #tornado hit today. The city ArcGIS server seems to already have a layer showing the approximate track.

*Caution!* The city ArcGIS server does not specifically identify this data as pertaining to today's tornado. But the location seems to match with other info I have seen.
#SevereWeather #MOwx

Open GISsurfer map:
mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfe