The Great Regression.
Missouri Officials Seize Control of St. Louis Police, in Latest Bid to Shutter Local Reforms | Bolts
https://boltsmag.org/missouri-state-control-of-st-louis-police/

The Great Regression.
Missouri Officials Seize Control of St. Louis Police, in Latest Bid to Shutter Local Reforms | Bolts
https://boltsmag.org/missouri-state-control-of-st-louis-police/
My interactive map lets you take a closer look at the results of Saturday's
NWS damage surveys. Lots of "All walls collapsed" or "Most walls collapsed" along North Newstead Avenue.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_6817f8d5-61a3-42e8-ae00-da7b447faa77.html
Astonishing video by Allie Schallert of STLtoday with drone footage of tornado damage in Fountain Park, Academy, DeBaliviere Place, and the Central West End.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/multimedia/videos/video_9d33f27e-8327-587d-98ec-2b54be091e3f.html
Five people were killed and thousands of buildings were damaged by the EF-3 tornado that swept across St. Louis city and Clayton on Friday.
"This is a nightmare," said 71-year-old Verleen Najwa Taylor.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_4b9126ac-8219-4506-a897-667b5dcbabbd.html
Union members urged to contribute to United Way, $5 for the Fight to help tornado victims https://labortribune.com/union-members-are-urged-to-contribute-to-5-for-united-way-5-for-the-fight-to-help-tornado-victims/ #StLouis #Missouri #1u #ClimateChange
Such devastation in St Louis from a tornado. Thousands of homes and buildings damaged or destroyed and at least five dead.
https://www.ksdk.com/article/weather/severe-weather/st-louis-recovers-after-tornadoes-strike-killing-at-least-5-and-damaging-thousands-of-buildings/63-ac940110-05ac-405b-a891-09c526cef70c
#stlouis #Tornado
FFS, not Oklahoma again, and Missouri
Powerful storms and tornadoes tore through several Midwestern and Southern states overnight Friday, leaving dozens of people dead and flattened buildings in their wake.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
#StLouis #Missouri #Oklahoma #Tornado
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/17/nx-s1-5402053/tornadoes-kentucky-missouri-deaths
Hey everyone, can you lend a hand by sending #positivevibes to my #StLouis community? We've had a rough time with a tornado causing some serious damage. Let's keep them in our thoughts #SupportSTL
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
https://apnews.com/article/tornado-weather-thunderstorms-great-lakes-22395202a65b0c37cc06c541ea772172
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: https://web.archive.org/web/20250410145531/https://www.mohumanities.org/redlined-observations-on-black-migration-in-st-louis/
Or a lot more: https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=126145B96186DF7539D4615F11B6F3A7
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:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-rubys-family-rebuild-after-tornado-devastation
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.
NBC News: At least 16 killed, dozens injured as suspected tornadoes hit Missouri and Kentucky
https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/tornadoes/st-louis-tornado-storm-rcna207389
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 https://hsmo.org/?form=HSMO-MAIN-DONATION
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 https://hsmo.org/?form=HSMO-MAIN-DONATION
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.
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