Severe Weather in St. Louis

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by SenorZ

Yikes.
As a team that's not used to "weather" this is especially concerning.

And teams from the Midwest would be concerned about earthquakes if they were playing in CA. It's all what you are used to.

We have a healthy respect for storms, but not excessive fear.

[The other Gabe]

this is making me realize that I'm "old" for remembering sitting in the Edwards dome as a tornado passed over it, while the 2012 Einstein matches played

[Hallry]

Originally Posted by The other Gabe

this is making me realize that I'm "old" for remembering sitting in the Edwards dome as a tornado passed over it, while the 2012 Einstein matches played

I remember sitting on the dome floor during that, I can't imagine how loud it must've been at the top of the stands.

[efoote868]

Originally Posted by DareDad

The dome itself is a tornado shelter. In 2012 there were major storms that passed through. My Durango still looks like a golf ball from the hail denting it. But yeah, for teams that aren't familiar with tornado prep, they might want to do some reading.

I remember that year. I walked back to my car a couple hours after the storms passed through, and there was still quarter sized hail on the ground.
$4000 in hail damage... Very expensive weekend. Thank goodness for insurance.

[BSV]

The April 28, 2012 storm produced $1.6 billion in hail damage. There was no confirmed tornado, but at the time it was the 2nd costliest hail storm in US history.

Yes, there is no need to panic. Just make sure your team knows that it is better to be inside, away from windows, interior room, lowest floor if there is a severe thunderstorm or tornado warning.

Chances are you won't have to use that knowledge, but you want to be prepared in the event that you do.

[216Robochick288]

Originally Posted by BSV

The April 28, 2012 storm produced $1.6 billion in hail damage. There was no confirmed tornado, but at the time it was the 2nd costliest hail storm in US history.

Yes, there is no need to panic. Just make sure your team knows that it is better to be inside, away from windows, interior room, lowest floor if there is a severe thunderstorm or tornado warning.

Chances are you won't have to use that knowledge, but you want to be prepared in the event that you do.

If you are concerned about hail, bring a tarp in the event your windows get hailed on and smashed through. Place electronics you dont carry in (not advised, leave them at home or on your person) and make sure its about as waterproof as you can get. Saw a lot of broken windshields coming out of 2012, and q lot of water damage.

[Doug Frisk]

Originally Posted by 216Robochick288

If you are concerned about hail, bring a tarp in the event your windows get hailed on and smashed through. Place electronics you dont carry in (not advised, leave them at home or on your person) and make sure its about as waterproof as you can get. Saw a lot of broken windshields coming out of 2012, and q lot of water damage.

Or park in covered parking.

[EOC]

Wednesday's forecast for St. Louis is not promising: Thunderstorms likely, some severe. On one broadcast the possibility of tornadoes was mentioned.
Those of us who live in St. Louis recognize this as normal spring weather; we have put up with it all our lives and are surviving quite well. However, the prospect of rain during the load in is not a welcome development.

[Koko Ed]

Bad day'sa comin'!

[b1nary]

as a native to st. louis, the weather out here is always "extreme", for lack of better word. the weather here changes so dramatically that the weather forecasts are sometimes proven wrong. while st. louis is grinding into tornado season, with that we get strong winds and heavy rains. the weather has to have a change from hot to cold, from what i've noticed around here. the flights are seldom cancelled due to the weather here, at least from what i know. unless it's a snowstorm, it's not uncommon to see st. louisians out and about in the midst of a tornado watch/drill.

when you arrive in stl, just keep your car somewhere safe and keep your windows rolled up. we don't get hail too terribly large around here either.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by DareDad

The dome itself is a tornado shelter. In 2012 there were major storms that passed through. My Durango still looks like a golf ball from the hail denting it. But yeah, for teams that aren't familiar with tornado prep, they might want to do some reading.

This is a bit of a misconception. The dome is not so well engineered that it would survive, unharmed, a direct hit from a moderately powerful tornado. It is quite likely that the roof of the dome would fail in addition to the windows around the outside of the dome, causing a flurry of flying debris and hail to rain down on the dome. The walls of the dome wouldn't necessarily collapse or anything, but it would be far from a safe situation. Tornadoes are scary, powerful things.

Severe storms in the Midwest aren't exactly uncommon and even when tornadoes do touch down, their path of destruction tends to be fairly narrow and short. So it's not exactly the most likely thing in the world that the Dome is directly hit by a tornado, but it's something to be aware of. Everyone is hit by hail though...

[I_AM_Clayton]

As of right now, looking out of the window in school here in STL, it´s nice and sunny! Hopefully it can stay this way! I´ve known the weather here to change so fast that you cant really predict what´s going to happen later this week.

[JesseK]

Small note for the load-in teams: bring towels. Not little shop rags either - legit towels.

It's one of those things we said we needed one year during a rainy load-in, and then immediately forgot. Luckily it came up again Saturday during packing.

[mjc49]

Originally Posted by JesseK

Small note for the load-in teams: bring towels. Not little shop rags either - legit towels.

It's one of those things we said we needed one year during a rainy load-in, and then immediately forgot. Luckily it came up again Saturday during packing.

Thanks for the suggestion to bring towels. I'm concerned about our stuff getting wet while waiting to get into the dome. Gonna see if we can score some tarps before we leave as well.

[Travis Hoffman]

Fun times:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukg-yl-px-M