# Amazon warehouse near St. Louis damaged by tornado \[And other tornados 12/10/2021\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 11, 2021, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871 "2021-12-11T05:48:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871/1 "2021-12-11T05:48:38Z")
Or at least high winds; this was most likely an EF0 or EF1 storm, and while the number of injuries is unknown, local First Responders are calling it a mass casualty event until everyone’s accounted for. > **[Tornadoes in St. Louis area leave at least 7 people dead](https://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois-amazon-warehouse-collapses-as-storms-pummel-region/article_fd032a4d-8b85-5934-ac6a-e18210e0dfdd.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_Quad-City_Times&fbclid=IwAR2bCcraXkCcviPKJpTZKnXaftWwgWm97q6LDlAlCrIbaMG3DQ-i6bXEjtA)** > > Authorities say there are six confirmed deaths at the Amazon fulfillment center near Edwardsville. A woman also died in St. Charles County. This is in Edwardsville, Illinois, on the eastern side of the St. Louis metroplex, and while tornadoes are unusual in December, they aren’t totally unknown. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871/2 "2021-12-11T10:23:01Z")
The AP article says the wall (and roof) that collapsed is about 100m long. > **[Correction: Midwest Tornadoes story](https://apnews.com/article/health-arkansas-asa-hutchinson-weather-tornadoes-67b9acfb9d83e2e7139ae9de01618a21)** > > MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — In a story published December 11, 2021, about deadly tornadoes hitting several states, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of a researcher on extreme weather at Northern Illinois University. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871/3 "2021-12-11T11:36:01Z")
This is what climate change looks like. Today it is supposed to be almost 60 degrees in western Massachusetts, with rain and wind. The average high for December here is 20, and it’s often more like 10. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871/4 "2021-12-11T13:06:12Z")
There are reports of 50 dead in Kentucky at a candle factory. Rough weather night for sure. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871/5 "2021-12-11T13:07:56Z")
Apparently one tornado was tracked for 220 miles! The news is full of awful footage ☹ ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871/6 "2021-12-11T13:50:37Z")
One more story of the tornadoes. > **[More than 70 killed in Kentucky's worst ever tornadoes](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59620091)** > > The governor says the number of victims could rise above 100, in the deadliest event in state history. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871/7 "2021-12-11T13:51:15Z")
I too hope our Dopers were safe. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871/8 "2021-12-11T14:11:34Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > There are reports of 50 dead in Kentucky at a candle factory. Rough weather night for sure. The report I saw said _12_ dead at the candle factory. 50 (may end up being 70-100) in the state of Kentucky. mmm ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871/9 "2021-12-11T14:19:46Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > This is what climate change looks like. > > Today it is supposed to be almost 60 degrees in western Massachusetts, with rain and wind. The average high for December here is 20, and it’s often more like 10. Yeah. I’m used to thinking of tornadoes only happening during spring. Unfortunately now we’re seeing spring weather in December. When I got in my car yesterday afternoon the temperature display said 95. I don’t think it was wrong either, as it certainly felt like a summer day. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871/10 "2021-12-11T14:42:43Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > at a candle factory Is this an actual factory that makes candles? The name sounds like some sort of historic building that has been repurposed. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871/11 "2021-12-11T14:56:24Z")
I don’t know, but I just heard the number of dead there may be 100. I was thinking it odd for a candle factory working overnight shifts, but then I thought about demand right now. My sister asked for a candle for Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871/12 "2021-12-11T15:53:57Z")
Don’t these large warehouses and factories have tornado shelters? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871/13 "2021-12-11T16:55:36Z")
> [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](#): > > Is this an actual factory that makes candles? The name sounds like some sort of historic building that has been repurposed. Yes, it’s a company that makes candles, in what seems to be a generic modern industrial building. According to [this story from last year](https://www.mayfield-messenger.com/news/coronavirus_news/candle-company-cites-self-as-essential-business/article_f033c0ad-30e7-5ac0-85b8-30d39b984389.html), one of the brands they make candles for is Febreze. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871/14 "2021-12-11T17:36:29Z")
Yep. The Amazon FC I work at has 5 or 6, denoted by blue signs with a twister on them. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871/15 "2021-12-11T19:04:15Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871/16 "2021-12-11T22:37:49Z")
[The Amazon tornado has been upgraded to an EF3 (wind speeds of 136-165 mph)](https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/tornadoes-in-st-louis-area-leave-at-least-2-people-dead/article_8d46c89d-4893-5ca9-a214-fc47590b2c23.html#tracking-source=home-top-story) The tornado which killed at least 12 in Bowling Green, KY (a separate storm from the Mayfield tornado) [has also been classed as an EF3.](https://www.wbko.com/2021/12/11/significant-damage-across-bowling-green-storm-moves-through/) This storm also hit the National Corvette Museum, which was damaged in 2014 when a sinkhole opened underneath it. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871/17 "2021-12-11T23:06:27Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Don’t these large warehouses and factories have tornado shelters? Well… maybe not. Even in areas with lots of tornadoes a factory might not have a formal tornado shelter, areas not known for a lot of that sort of weather might not. Other companies do have them - the place I work at has several. > [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > This storm also hit the National Corvette Museum, which was damaged in 2014 when a sinkhole opened underneath it. Does God not like Corvettes or something? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871/18 "2021-12-11T23:10:02Z")
I think it is Mother Nature that dislikes Corvettes (and Hummers). God hates Trailer Parks. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871/19 "2021-12-11T23:11:59Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > This storm also hit the National Corvette Museum, which was damaged in 2014 when a sinkhole opened underneath it. My wife follows that Museum on Facebook (she owns a Corvette) – the museum’s post said that their museum building did not suffer significant damage. However, their racetrack did suffer substantial damage from the storm. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871/20 "2021-12-11T23:14:13Z")
Here is a 4 minute video of daylight drone footage over the town of Mayfield Ky. Holy crap! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vEbUhcX4ATs/maxresdefault.jpg "12-11-2021 Mayfield, Ky Catastrophic Tornado damage- First light drone") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEbUhcX4ATs) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-warehouse-near-st-louis-damaged-by-tornado-and-other-tornados-12-10-2021/955871.md?page=2)