[TORNADOES] Six people killed in Illinois Amazon warehouse collapse after tornado

By artappraiser on Sat, 12/11/2021 - 7:57pm |

At least six people have died in an Amazon warehouse collapse in Illinois after a tornado caused major structural damage to the building, officials sayhttps://t.co/X1HusVijQu pic.twitter.com/qXOe531eMD
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) December 12, 2021

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Six confirmed dead in #Edwardsville Amazon warehouse collapse. @GovPritzker speaking now at public safety building pic.twitter.com/9dUIqRPxSg
— Jonathan Ahl (@JonathanAhl) December 11, 2021

45 workers at the warehouse were reunited with loved ones overnight. 1 worker is hospitalized with serious injuries. Response effort is over. Recovery effort going on.
— Jonathan Ahl (@JonathanAhl) December 11, 2021

It’s unclear how many employees are unaccounted for. Shift change was in process, trucks coming and going, cited as reasons why. No one from @amazon is in attendance at news conference.
— Jonathan Ahl (@JonathanAhl) December 11, 2021

The company with one of the most sophisticated logistics systems in the world can’t say how many employees are still unaccounted for nearly 24 hours after the tornado hit its warehouse?? https://t.co/G0zexVI1P1
— Hannah Meisel (@hannahmeisel) December 12, 2021

Stunning. https://t.co/wSeJX76aS6
— Chris Jones (@ChrisJonesTrib) December 12, 2021

https://t.co/0gUKgfPwF6
Making people show up for work in hazardous conditions is criminal #AmazonWarehouse #amazonwarehousecollapse #amazonkills
— Della (@Della807) December 12, 2021

Amazon warehouse collapse due to tornadoes leaves at least six dead https://t.co/ca4vPozV0d
— Trends Wide (@TrendsWide) December 12, 2021

My heart grieves for the families and friends for those that died due to last night's storm. Especially those that were sheltering in place while at work. I humbly ask that @TheDemocrats and the @GOP to come together to draft legislation that makes it mandatory that large
— Patrick Hodge (@PatrickHodge7) December 12, 2021

buildings, like the @Amazon Warehouse in Edwardsville, IL and the candle factory in Mayfield, KY have storm shelters built for their workers. I worked at a Best Buy when we had a tornado rip through a nearby county and I knew if it had hit us, that those steel girders would not
— Patrick Hodge (@PatrickHodge7) December 12, 2021

Withstand a moderately strong winds. The Amazon warehouse can attest to that. Please, let's protect our blue-collar workers, let's get them somewhere safe to shelter in place.
— Patrick Hodge (@PatrickHodge7) December 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/11/2021 - 8:07pm

Rand Paul heartlessly mocked Hurricane Sandy victims for asking for help

He only likes “socialism” when it benefits corporations and himselfhttps://t.co/Ke0IYZ2CNC
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) December 11, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/11/2021 - 8:12pm

This is like the mass-of-wounded-soldiers scene in Gone With the Wind. https://t.co/zXuFxG98L8
— Ben O’Matic (@bennomatic) December 11, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/11/2021 - 9:02pm

BREAKING: Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie is calling for emergency aid for his district following the tornadoes in Kentucky despite the fact that he’s voted against emergency aid for everyone else his entire time in Congress.
— Travis Allen  (@TravisAllen02) December 11, 2021

The hypocrisy never stopshttps://t.co/YcCEELSc63
— Travis Allen  (@TravisAllen02) December 11, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/12/2021 - 4:10pm

Filed under [HEROES] at the Daily Beast, this WaPo story tells the tale of how even tho a tornado was a direct hit on a nursing home, all but one of the residents survived:

Workers in an Arkansas nursing home that took a direct hit by a tornado saved the helpless residents by gathering them together in a hallway, barricading glass doors with mattresses, covering their bodies with their own, and leading hymns to stay calm https://t.co/jrMIMKH8yb
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/12/2021 - 5:46pm

A decades-old family photo from a home in Kentucky turned up more than 150 miles away in Indiana after the deadly tornado outbreak. https://t.co/r5xsIS5e6s
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) December 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/12/2021 - 5:51pm

Autumn Kirks and her boyfriend were working the night shift at the Mayfield candle factory when the tornado struck. Her boyfriend is still missing. https://t.co/eqraN78Mes
— KSDK News (@ksdknews) December 12, 2021

Kyanna Parsons-Perez, an employee at the Mayfield, Kentucky, candle factory described being buried under five feet of debris after a tornado ripped the building apart. https://t.co/QQUdlOG20Q pic.twitter.com/vGyrilo2K5
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 12, 2021

Inside what was once a candle factory, dozens of workers were trapped when the most powerful tornado in the history of Kentucky -- and possibly of the entire United States -- rumbled through like a freight train Friday night
✍️ @cyjAFP
https://t.co/nmgXo0y80w pic.twitter.com/0H2zqpit3Q
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 12, 2021

NWS survey crews will determine if last Fridays storm produced the first EF5 tornado that Kentucky has seen in nearly 50 years. https://t.co/LyZhO8upEo pic.twitter.com/biv6bplGvb
— Breaking Weather by AccuWeather (@breakingweather) December 12, 2021

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear: "I wish I understood why we've gotten hit by the pandemic, historic ice storm, flooding, and now the worst tornado in our history... what I do know is that in Kentucky, we're good people." https://t.co/6Jy0udWMfy pic.twitter.com/iBIxzgyHXB
— ABC News (@ABC) December 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/12/2021 - 6:01pm

Beyond terrifying video when you think about what was happening to the people of Mayfield as this was being filmed

In case you didn’t see the last Tweet, this tornado sent debris flying higher than Mt Everest pic.twitter.com/i4oJq0wMfS
— Marissa Parra (@MarParNews) December 12, 2021

Political leaders continued to weigh in on the destruction wrought by tornadoes in the middle of the U.S. “The level of devastation is unlike anything I have ever seen,” said Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, who was touring some of the hardest-hit places. https://t.co/z6NQPJswpU
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 12, 2021

AFTERMATH: Video taken while driving through Dawson Springs, Kentucky shows a path of destruction left in the wake of a devastating tornado.

Multiple tornadoes were reported across six states as strong storms impacted parts if the midwest and south. https://t.co/S0BbMS1SjZ pic.twitter.com/Zvy3wIgAsk
— ABC News (@ABC) December 12, 2021

Drone footage shows the destruction caused by tornadoes in Mayfield, Kentucky.

The state's governor said at least 70 people had been killed.

More on the tornadoes here: https://t.co/TLwuNwVeOE pic.twitter.com/pUqPeK30eO
— Sky News (@SkyNews) December 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/12/2021 - 6:09pm

MAP:

#UPDATE US emergency workers Sunday searched for survivors of ferocious tornadoes that killed at least 94 across several states and left towns in ruins, including in the debris of a Kentucky candle factory, a symbol of the devastation
✍️@cyjAFP
https://t.co/a4yNSwfqbB pic.twitter.com/bXhFBPRdeN
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/12/2021 - 6:14pm

Kentucky tornadoes: FedEx, UPS set up package pickup location, AT&T provides charging location https://t.co/tJn7hdMLEK
— FOX13 Memphis (@FOX13Memphis) December 12, 2021

Celebrity chef José Andrés jetted from Washington, D.C., to Kentucky on Saturday night to provide food for those devastated by the tornadoes that hit the region.https://t.co/EfydQVnRHA
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) December 12, 2021

'We need your prayers, we need your help': Tornado kills dozens, leaves path of devastating destruction in Western Kentucky https://t.co/RqDGd8IBOr
— WBIR Channel 10 (@wbir) December 12, 2021

If you would like to help the survivors of the recent tornadoes:

Donate to the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund: https://t.co/XzCxhdvxpR

Find trustworthy organization to donate to: https://t.co/8xwKiSWKIU pic.twitter.com/qQFnyydRh1
— FEMA (@fema) December 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/12/2021 - 6:37pm

Mitch's formal statement:

I am praying for the lives lost and communities impacted by the tornado devastation throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Thank you to our brave first responders. I will work to aid our communities with the federal funding and resources they need to rebuild. My full statement: pic.twitter.com/ZNqisgBCFn
— Leader McConnell (@LeaderMcConnell) December 11, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/12/2021 - 6:52pm

In case you were wondering: Gov. Beshear and his Lt. Gov. are Democrats

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/13/2021 - 5:11am

⁦@fema⁩ ⁦@FEMA_Deanne⁩ ⁦@Richmond46⁩ ⁦@POTUS⁩ ⁦@MSNBC⁩ ⁦@CNN⁩ ⁦@newsmax⁩ ⁦@ABC⁩ ⁦@JoeNBC⁩ . Be Prepared Damn It ! pic.twitter.com/xjB8gCgqwF
— Russel L. Honore' (@ltgrusselhonore) December 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 12/12/2021 - 6:59pm

MYTH BUST: Tornadoes can, in fact, cross a river. And keep going. And then cross a river again. And keep going. Rivers do not protect you from tornadoes.

This is the track of the EF-3 tornado in St. Charles, St. Louis, and St. Charles (again) counties. pic.twitter.com/aOcTyxwLUi
— Kenton Gewecke (@KentonGewecke) December 13, 2021

Etheria S. Hebb of St. Louis Death: Authorities identified Amazon site victims in tragic tornado disaster in Edwardsville, IL https://t.co/vvmw1rlRWY
— DeathNotice (@DeathNotice4) December 13, 2021

Tornado warnings now in effect until 8:45 pm (it's 6:04 pm now) in St. Louis region. Here we go again. No sirens yet.
— Kevin Garnett (@Kevin_Garnett58) December 13, 2021

Crazy Weather!! Tornado in Arkansas and near St. Louis, Missouri - USA! ... https://t.co/zBJfDyWsVO via @YouTube
Friday night 9 tornadoes ripped through five states, including mine. One of them hit 10 miles from my house so I just try to be grateful every day. We were lucky.
— Gina (@benslexi) December 13, 2021

I live in Arkansas and basements aren't much of a thing even though we get hit by tornadoes. A lot of people have storm shelters though. Also, my cousin was in St. Louis preforming The Nutcracker and they stopped the show twice bc tornado sirens.
— Autumn Girl (@FloralEmoFemme) December 12, 2021

re: on thread about the Amazon warehouse

Like I have said a million times already today: not a single warning went out until the radar had the system right on top of us. I live right down the road from this, I got the same amount of warning as they did, which was hardly any at all.
— christina @ destiny 2 lore hurt me (@_jetpackbluess_) December 11, 2021

Ok, so, I’m going to say both of these things very slowly, so you can understand how this all happened. One, we got very little warning of the tornado, possibly because the NWS office in St Louis had to shelter because of a tornado.
— christina @ destiny 2 lore hurt me (@_jetpackbluess_) December 12, 2021

Two, the tornado itself *formed directly on top of the warehouse*. Now, combine that with the minimal warning and you have a complete recipe for disaster. You can risk management all you want, but when it comes to tornadoes, it can end up being a crapshoot.
— christina @ destiny 2 lore hurt me (@_jetpackbluess_) December 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/13/2021 - 5:28am

and here's another thread with a similarly aggravated lady to the last:

I replied to someone's comment about hurricane and tornado forecasting and quoted the article they shared. You know damn well workers in St. Louis or Madison County aren't generally sent home for tornado warnings. We don't have to like that, but it's the truth. Get over yourself.
— Audra Richardson (@mrs_richardsonA) December 13, 2021

This is truth: midwest tornado watches and warnings are so frequent in summer and fall it becomes a "cry wolf" thing; either nothing happens or it doesn't come anywhere near you. Unless the radio warns at the last minute you are directly in the path - which you do listen for and in which case you run like hell to shelter - if you took every watch and warning as a serious risk, you'd be spending a heckuva lot of time in shelter for no reason. Serious hits are just not that predictable and very rarely such a wide path of destruction. It's usually a very low risk crap shoot and those few who bet wrong lose. And in December? "No way, never" is what most people probably thought.

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/13/2021 - 5:46am

Presumably someone's still waiting for the Japanese to attack Hawaii again from the northwest without radio contact.
Black Swans are by definition unpredictable, or if not quite a Black Swan but a statistical outlier, it still doesn't much matter - we can't in general live our lives preparing 100% for things that almost never happen. Sure, the easy fixes can help - meaning involving little money, time or logistics/disruption of workflow. Otherwise, we try to do warnings and that's it.

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 12/13/2021 - 7:13am

“I’m a tornado climatologist, and it is not unusual for people to ask me after a spate of storms like the ones that ripped through the center of the country on Friday whether climate change has anything to do with it,” says @JBElsner. “It’s complicated.”
https://t.co/V1Bb5u3E6G
— Dr. Joseph Frusci (@JFrusci) December 16, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/16/2021 - 2:33am

Empath on duty:

Man, this picture pic.twitter.com/bgafINt0Vn
— Rob Flaherty (@RFlaherty46) December 16, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/17/2021 - 12:29am

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