@@MedalionDS9 There's a difference between braving your way through a tough storm and staying in an actively harmful disaster zone while a disaster is occurring.
I was there, two days ago, watching my brother leave with my niece, and I was standing at the escalators, watching their baggage get checked. I almost just burst into tears.
I wasn’t in the airport when this happened but, we were hit pretty hard in Evansville, IN. It was crazy. The house I was staying in was damaged by the tornado that hit STL airport that day.
Dude, there was people in some of the c gates that were there when the tornado hit and the plane was damaged and the glass was broken, they weren't warned in time
if THAT is true then I am SURPRISED THAT SURE AS HELL WOULD NOT FLY (nooo pun intended) at any airport I was managing! there is NO way people would be anywhere outside of the building on my watch!
Crazy that a Tornado actually hit the airport, of all places. Street behind my house is completely destroyed. Everyone in Bridgeton/Maryland Heights keep in your prayers!
At 2:01 there is a lady drinking Starbucks while there is a fucking tornado over her head! I would have thrown that cup and ran, like, " Bye Felicia!" lol
@dbtb99 WHAT?! Where the heck did you get this incorrect set of stastics. Missouri averages nearly 40 tornadoes a year and St Louis metro sees one with a frequency of about 1 every 3 years.
You said something about a "first" tornado experience...not from the midwest? Also, with no trees around I'm guessing some people didn'trealize the full extent of the windspeeds outside?
I live close to St. Louis. It was one Wednesday afternoon and I was about to go to the library. My dad told me to stay because there was a storm coming. I'm glad that I listened to him because the wind started picking up and that's when stuff got very serious. I ran down into the basement freaking out. My family stayed by the back door watching the storm. The winds were so strong that a big tree fell over onto my neighbor's shed and broke the power lines down into our yard. Though it wasn't a tornado it was close enough!
Trinidi Forthman Omg! Same here I live in St Louis and I was only 6 years old when this happened. I was so scared, my mom worked really close to the airport.
thanks for shooting & posting. I just can't believe the people in charge of the airport didn't know what was coming so they could get people away from those windows.
crazy footage. think you actually got it on tape in those first 20 seconds. that wind is crazy. probably the outside of the tornado or just off to the side of it.
Alexander Mcauliffe Keep in mind that the folks yelling "GET OUT" were probably scared senseless themselves. People tend not to think straight when they're scared.
Us St. Louisans, residents of the most tornado-effected urban area in the US: Everyone gtfo, what are you doing?! Tourists from everywhere else in tornado: "Wow, fascinating, how interesting, should we move? Nah, this is good"
What freaks me out about this is I work over at Indianapolis International Airport.... aaaaand this particular airport looks very similar to ours.... I could not imagine if that happened over where I'm at....
@dooderguy Missouri usually gets only about 9 tornadoes a year. So far this spring we have had about 20, and usually nothing bad ever hits St.Louis. We're the state with the fewest tornadoes in the midwest, but so far this spring its been really shitty.
Word is, we're still finding shit belonging to people just floating down the Mississippi river. Thank you for your contribution. I hope you enjoyed your stay.
I am no Einstein, but if there is a Tornado Warning you are supposed to stay away from windows right? Yet, they are evacuating everyone, passing a terminal with more windows. Wouldn't the bathrooms be safer? That is what I was taught growing up.
People were like "I'm just gonna stand by these windows while theres a gigantic tornado outside, knowing the fact that these could break at any second and possibly kill me, no big deal."
I was on a plane to this airport and got routed to KC after circling 45 minutes. We couldn't get a ride or cab to STL...it was so crazy these guys were yelling and screaming at us for not going in on their 400 cab rides!
i want to experience a tornado at the airport i live in norway so i dont get to experience suck things but i would like to experience it becasue its kinda awsome when watching the tornado as longest you have a brain enough to keep distance away from it or else it would exiting or what peps:)?
I grew up in St. Louis and this is so typical. No one or nothing upsets people. The mood here please note is almost jovial and despite this being an F-2 or F-3 but the time it hit the airfield (west of Lambert it was an F-4) not one person was killed nor seriously injured.
I seen the tornado on the weather channel and I was super young too in the storm happened to travel upwards after it hit St Louis I'm glad the storm died out when it did though when it was traveling upwards towards me
@dbtb99 uh you're forgetting about the western part of Missouri, we usually get around 40-50 tornadoes a year all around Kansas City so no, we get WAY more than 9 tornadoes a year. Think outside of the "St.Louis is the only city in Missouri" mindset.
Jesus, usually I don't even pay attention to news concerning tornadoes in STL. I only heard about the airport getting messed up from someone not even living in missouri!
A flight attendant that's inside the plane. 'Another day, another flight' * realizes that there's a tornado right outside 'HOLY FUCK!! GET ME OUTTA HERE!!'
I've watched 3 videos of this tornado and all I know is that there's a guy name George
GEORGE GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍😁😁😁
Lol dude George just sat there on his phone when the tornado was right on him
that's hilarious I noticed the same thing when i first watched the video 10 years ago😂😂😂😂😂
Sometimes ya gotta say NO to nature and show them you're not afraid... cuz dammit, he old and he tired of life's shit
@@MedalionDS9 There's a difference between braving your way through a tough storm and staying in an actively harmful disaster zone while a disaster is occurring.
You can claim your baggage at baggage claim C. And the woods about a mile west of the airport. And the river to the west of the woods.😊
😂😂😂😂 this comment killed me
+•Tacos And Kazoos • ty😀
BrutusByForce - OMG!! Now THAT’S funny!!
"I knew it was a tornado, it's st.louis." he's so damn right
Dude i think behind you there was another guy recording he uploaded a video
Yea I saw his too
Fireonex yeah his friend is George
This was shot in Terminal 2, because only Southwest (at the time) serviced 2, the other video was in T1.
Yeh he did
Fireonex Just came from that video
Thank you for sharing this. It's just amazing. This has not happened in St. Louis for as long as I've been alive.
I'm happy everyone is safe and okay.
Who needs to fly on an airplane when you got a Tornado like Dorothy?
lol
Because if want to remain in Kansas,.. you'll be outta luck.
lol
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I'm glad everyone was safe. Thanks for sharing.
Dorothy airlines, sponsored by Oz
XD lol
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"The plane can explode!"
Why the fuck would you say that with people already panicking around you? Do you want to start a stampede or something?
cocacola150dr why not? besides if anything thats a good thing because its making sure no one would want to go back there
I was on that plane......
I was there, two days ago, watching my brother leave with my niece, and I was standing at the escalators, watching their baggage get checked. I almost just burst into tears.
Just casually take a sip of my Starbucks drink. It's not like there's a tornado anywhere! 2:03
osnapitzyazz i would have been eating chineese food
Yes, can I get a cup of of blonde coffee small please? I just want to sit here and watch this tornado. It's quite interesting.
osnapitzyazz Well they weren’t going anywhere so you might as well enjoy coffee.
*2:02
Thanks for sharing! Glad that you and everyone were not hurt!
I saw other people who recorded the incident but he is behind you
Haha same i have seen three of the same event i tried to look for the other person filming in this video lol
I wasn’t in the airport when this happened but, we were hit pretty hard in Evansville, IN. It was crazy. The house I was staying in was damaged by the tornado that hit STL airport that day.
It actually looked like a pretty good evacuation for as many people that were there. Hat's off to everyone involved. Yes, better safe than sorry.
Dude, there was people in some of the c gates that were there when the tornado hit and the plane was damaged and the glass was broken, they weren't warned in time
if THAT is true then I am SURPRISED THAT SURE AS HELL WOULD NOT FLY (nooo pun intended) at any airport I was managing!
there is NO way people would be anywhere outside of the building on my watch!
Did someone really say "the plane's gonna explode"?
Do these people not know how tornadoes work????
mupty let alone how planes work
There is always that one idiot in the crowd that tries to start panic.
Wait, when’s this?🤣
Wait so planes don't really explode?? I mean tornadoes carry debris and shit if they hit the plane boom
@@Msajjadhussain-mg6cy probably not. I'm from New Jersey, I sure don't.
Crazy that a Tornado actually hit the airport, of all places. Street behind my house is completely destroyed. Everyone in Bridgeton/Maryland Heights keep in your prayers!
Hey look a tornado. Let's stand right in front of these large windows.
+SharkBird
The Airport personnel did not warn anyone that there were tornado warnings. We had no idea a tornado hit the airport until it was too late.
I'll have a cup of coffee while I'm standing here watching it
@@ontime2k why did they said get out from the windows
At 2:01 there is a lady drinking Starbucks while there is a fucking tornado over her head! I would have thrown that cup and ran, like, " Bye Felicia!" lol
This is a crazy video! It shows the chaos of the moment. This is nuts! I can't believe it pushed the Southwest 737 away from the jet bridge.
"ok this isnt good we're guna be here all night" And then he realizes it more than storm delays..
There was another youtuber that was at gate C10 when this happened and he had to drive home.
"I would like all the people boarding Dorothy Airlines Flight 24 to line up at gate E12"
SouthwestKPHL Air 😩
@dbtb99 WHAT?! Where the heck did you get this incorrect set of stastics. Missouri averages nearly 40 tornadoes a year and St Louis metro sees one with a frequency of about 1 every 3 years.
Bro where is the tornado even at i can't see it
What I don't get was why don't they have restrooms in the terminal for tornado shelters like what the Oklahoma city airport has?
They do have them in this airport but its on the top floor
Why did people walk away from the window?
at the end was thunder or lights from planesss??
You said something about a "first" tornado experience...not from the midwest? Also, with no trees around I'm guessing some people didn'trealize the full extent of the windspeeds outside?
I live close to St. Louis. It was one Wednesday afternoon and I was about to go to the library. My dad told me to stay because there was a storm coming. I'm glad that I listened to him because the wind started picking up and that's when stuff got very serious. I ran down into the basement freaking out. My family stayed by the back door watching the storm. The winds were so strong that a big tree fell over onto my neighbor's shed and broke the power lines down into our yard. Though it wasn't a tornado it was close enough!
Trinidi Forthman Omg! Same here I live in St Louis and I was only 6 years old when this happened. I was so scared, my mom worked really close to the airport.
Trinidi Forthman I live in Wentzville which is like 45 mins from the airport
Elijah Oh wow! I live in Dupo Illinois. It's like 10 minutes away from St. Louis
Brent Drury I've never experienced something like that it was crazy
Must have been the July 2006 derecho. That was wild.
Mr. Conductor: Get us the blazes out of here!
Seriously, how did you remain so calm?
They just didn't get it
thanks for shooting & posting. I just can't believe the people in charge of the airport didn't know what was coming so they could get people away from those windows.
They probably told them but you know there are people would just stand there and watch
crazy footage. think you actually got it on tape in those first 20 seconds. that wind is crazy. probably the outside of the tornado or just off to the side of it.
Were any ground crew working outside?
I still hate how they didnt even try to keep people calm... they just scream GET OUT
On the other side of the airport windows blew out with people beside it.
Alexander Mcauliffe It's kinda the people's own fault that they scream annoyingly.
Alexander Mcauliffe Keep in mind that the folks yelling "GET OUT" were probably scared senseless themselves. People tend not to think straight when they're scared.
Alex Mcauliffe Well if they would have listened, they wouldnt be screaming at them to get out. Lol. The people were not panicking. Lol
Us St. Louisans, residents of the most tornado-effected urban area in the US: Everyone gtfo, what are you doing?!
Tourists from everywhere else in tornado: "Wow, fascinating, how interesting, should we move? Nah, this is good"
What freaks me out about this is I work over at Indianapolis International Airport.... aaaaand this particular airport looks very similar to ours.... I could not imagine if that happened over where I'm at....
what was that "told george" at the end?
so uhh any flights delayed?
why did they run toward the tornado?
were did you go
why is he outside???
Window ?
What does he say @ 0:04, is it "GET OUT, TORNADO'S IN SIGHT!"?
my uncle was supposed to fly that plan that moved but he got the stomach flu and couldn't go. Thank god!
what was that at the end? sounded like a gps voice saying 'toll charge'
It was a electronic voice saying toll charge my first reaction was siri's idiot twin sister wants people to pay her during a storm
@dooderguy Missouri usually gets only about 9 tornadoes a year. So far this spring we have had about 20, and usually nothing bad ever hits St.Louis. We're the state with the fewest tornadoes in the midwest, but so far this spring its been really shitty.
@IIZODIIAC does it really matter? there was an F4 tornado outside and your worried about a hat?
My home town St.Louis. The storms there ain't no joke, storms are rough.
"Toll charge" LOL! 😂 the ending tho
The weather national service in st Louis should have issued a tornado warning
did anyone fall from the gate when the plane moved
+boblol nation Nope. All planes were grounded at that point.
right were the other guy was filming!!!
thumbs up for the poster at 1:40 ur jorney is just beginging
everyone:is that a viking out there
viking:FUS RO DAH
*glass shatters*
*everyone near the windows flew across the lobby*
Thanks for posting
OMG!!!!!😱😱 Is the plane ok??
Great video 🌪
Anyone ever heard of heading for the nearest airport tornado shelter???
I was in Maryland Heights at the time - right near the airport. so scary!
cloverfield?
0:23 when he said What’s happening here? In that funny voice, that had me laughing so hard
At 2:13 that lightning and that cloud looked scary
Dude the plane is flying away!!
Well no shit thats what planes do.. OH SHIT TORNADO!!!
Your journey is just beginning...dun dun duuuun!
@sTeadFasT96 They wouldn't have been able to see it until it was almost on top of them because it occured at night.
Word is, we're still finding shit belonging to people just floating down the Mississippi river. Thank you for your contribution. I hope you enjoyed your stay.
I am no Einstein, but if there is a Tornado Warning you are supposed to stay away from windows right? Yet, they are evacuating everyone, passing a terminal with more windows. Wouldn't the bathrooms be safer? That is what I was taught growing up.
Yup they rushed they assed out of there before they demanded refunds..
There was another person filming already at the gate when you were evacuating.
0:17 shit there is name goggles
@PIlotrcm I think it was "get out, go this way"
ive seen 3 videos now with that same guy saying "get out!"
@NayburhoodSnipa What kind of comment was that was that a rude comment or a comment that u did not know what i was talking about comment?
" THANK THE HEAVENS! " Within all the time it took for everyone to get to the lower level, they would have been killed had it been worse.
Man on camera: we're going to be here all night
Tornado: how about a direct flight?
I love the caption. "I started to tape..." times have uh changed lol
People were like "I'm just gonna stand by these windows while theres a gigantic tornado outside, knowing the fact that these could break at any second and possibly kill me, no big deal."
Imagine the reactions from people traveling that have never seen a tornado before. I already don't want to fly 😂
I was on a plane to this airport and got routed to KC after circling 45 minutes. We couldn't get a ride or cab to STL...it was so crazy these guys were yelling and screaming at us for not going in on their 400 cab rides!
@adulby Intimidation - they were warding off a low pressure system with a positive attitude.
Please message me about using your video for a Weather Channel series. thanks!
what address?
You should be a storm chaser
Hahaha
Agreed
Can you send me pictures of the plane
i want to experience a tornado at the airport i live in norway so i dont get to experience suck things but i would like to experience it becasue its kinda awsome when watching the tornado as longest you have a brain enough to keep distance away from it or else it would exiting or what peps:)?
Wait
Is The Tornado Named Lambert?
DJDemonWolf lol
I grew up in St. Louis and this is so typical. No one or nothing upsets people. The mood here please note is almost jovial and despite this being an F-2 or F-3 but the time it hit the airfield (west of Lambert it was an F-4) not one person was killed nor seriously injured.
this is the exact same tornado that is in 2 vids on youtube i saw u in the other vid i watched lol
I hope the people on the plane were ok. (I didn't know if there was anyone on)
I seen the tornado on the weather channel and I was super young too in the storm happened to travel upwards after it hit St Louis I'm glad the storm died out when it did though when it was traveling upwards towards me
@dbtb99 uh you're forgetting about the western part of Missouri, we usually get around 40-50 tornadoes a year all around Kansas City so no, we get WAY more than 9 tornadoes a year. Think outside of the "St.Louis is the only city in Missouri" mindset.
There are several bathrooms down on the lower level which would be perfect cover, but they didn't tell folks to go in there it seems :/
"I knew it was a tornado, man!" Lol with his face up to the window until they were yelled at to move...ok!
Difficult to get away from possible glass shattering when the building is nearly all glass exterior walls!
Jayipatel was recording at the same time
Yea i saw it and I was laughing
OMG yea he was
I was right next to you
I love St Louis!! Been there twice♥
00:47 Some lady says she's got beer. Sounds like a good plan
I live in Florissant , like right next to the airport . I was scared shitless when i heard it hit Lambert
Jesus, usually I don't even pay attention to news concerning tornadoes in STL. I only heard about the airport getting messed up from someone not even living in missouri!
There's always that one guy. "Man, I knew it was a tornado!" Then why is the man with the camera beating you to baggage claim? haha
A flight attendant that's inside the plane. 'Another day, another flight' * realizes that there's a tornado right outside 'HOLY FUCK!! GET ME OUTTA HERE!!'
I'm PRETTY sure that they weren't even allowing ANYONE to even go outside at this point.
NO staff nor any passengers.
When the plane is like, Guys! Don't leave without me!!