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St Louis tornado: Warning extended as other parts of Missouri brace for impact; scary visuals emerge as Clinton hit
The tornado warning for Saint Louis or St Louis in Missouri was extended to 10:30pm CDT as per the National Weather Service, as videos showed heavy rainfall.
Saint Louis or St Louis in Missouri remains under tornado warning, the National Weather Service updated on Wednesday. “Tornado Warning continues Saint Louis MO until 10:30 PM CDT,” they shared.
This comes after St Louis was already under tornado warning, and many believed that the warning time had expired. “WARNING HAS NOW EXPIRED! Tornado Warning Had Been Issued,” an independent news outlet wrote on Facebook. Several other posts backed that the tornado warning which had been issued for St Louis had expired. This is based on the previous NWS update and not the most recent one, which is attached above.
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Several people shared that sirens had gone off amid the tornado warning in St Louis. “TORNADO WARNING FOR THE ST.LOUIS AREA!! SIRENS GOING OFF,” one person wrote on the Meta-owned platform. A local news outlet added “St. Louis City and County under Tornado Warning.”
St Louis tornado warning: Scary visuals from Clinton
Several people shared scary visuals of heavy rainfall amid the tornado warning that was issued for St Louis. Visuals are from Clinton in Missouri which dealt with the tornado even as places like Ballwin, Kirkwood, Florissant, Maryland Heights, and Creve Coeur brace for impact.
Clinton in Missouri already saw the tornado and there was reported power disruption. Radio station KRMS said "power lines are down, wal-mart & the high school likely hit" in Clinton, Missouri tornado. Meanwhile, visuals showed the aftermath and in some cases the moment before the tornado hit.
One person shared a video from Clinton.
WCIA 3's meteorologist shared a photo and wrote “Henry county Emergency Manager says America Building Products building was destroyed on Calvrid drive in Clinton, Missouri from the tornado earlier this evening. Google image of the building before. Might be the one on the left I believe.”
Another person shared a video of the tornado before it descended.
A photo from the moment before the tornado descended was shared on X as well with the person writing “Tornado Warned Storm located towards Clinton MO from Stanley, KS.”
A video from a moving car was also shared. It was taken from a distance, giving a perspective on the size of the twister.
“Video of the tornado from Clinton Missouri Wednesday afternoon,” the person wrote.
A local radio station also put up a set of photos showing the devastation in Clinton after the tornado touched down.
Another news channel shared a video of people inspecting the damage.
“Henry County residents are surveying the damage after a tornado touched down near Clinton Wednesday evening,” they wrote.
