BRIDGETON — The St. Louis area's most powerful tornado in 44 years rips into an airport and through a densely populated suburban area, destroying up to 100 homes, shattering hundreds of panes of glass at the main terminal and blowing a shuttle bus on top of a roof. Yet no one is killed, or even seriously hurt, and the airport reopens less than 24 hours later. How?
St. Louisans marvel at lack of fatalities in tornado
Sunday, April 24, 2011 | 3:58 p.m. CDT;
updated 6:55 p.m. CDT, Sunday, April 24, 2011
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