May 31, 2013
(St. Louis) The airfield at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is closed after a storm caused damage to some airport buildings and blew debris onto runways, taxiways and ramp areas. Cleanup of debris on the airfield is underway and could take a couple of hours, at least through 11:30 to midnight. There are no reports of damage or injuries to passengers or visitors who were in Lambert terminals and concourses during the severe storm that hit just after 8 p.m. tonight. The Airport put out weather alerts prior to the storm for the public to take shelter in restrooms or move to lower levels of the terminals.
The Airport has confirmed damage to some aviation support facilities including roof damage to the Airport's auto shop and a building that stored emergency response equipment. A guard station was also damaged in the storm. A security guard was in the station at the time and was pulled from the damaged shack. She was not injured.
There are also reports of debris on some area roadways at the airport. Cleanup on the roadways is also continuing.
Terminals and concourses remain open. Services are open for passengers and the public during this time.
All further updates will be posted on the Airport's website blog at http://www.flystl.com/Newsroom/Blog.aspx.
