Tornado destroys Amazon Warehouse Edwardsville

[Starcom21]

Edwardsville, Illinois: On December 10, 2021 at approximately 8:33 pm, a severe weather event occurred on
the west end of Edwardsville resulting in catastrophic damage to significant portion of the Amazon Warehouse
located at 3077 Gateway Commerce Center Drive South, Edwardsville, Illinois. There are confirmed fatalities
at the site. Efforts are being made to notify next of kin at this time. There will be a press conference at the
Edwardsville Public Safety Building, 333 South Main Street at 5:45 am Search and rescue operations are
continuing at this time. The following agencies are on scene and assisting: St Clair County, St. Louis City, St.
Louis County, Madison County Emergency Management, Madison County Sheriff : Department, Pontoon
Beach Police Department, Mitchell Fire Department. Alton Fire Department, Hamel Fire Department, Madison
Fire Department, Glen Carbon Fire Department and numerous other police, fire, and ems agencies.
Additionally, several heavy equipment operators are assisting This is an active search and recovery scene and
additional information will be made available as it become available.

 

[frankdrebbin]

Six fatalities so far.......

 

[Starcom21]

Photos

 

[frankdrebbin]

Photos

Did you get any damage? Monroe Co. didn't get anything. They said it has now turned into a recovery operation. Looks like the tornado went right through the building.

 

[jestdoug]

Audio compiled and posted at

(not my video, just sharing it.)

Sending best wishes to all involved, this sounds like a very significant incident.

 

[Starcom21]

Edwardsville, Illinois: The City of Edwardsville continues the recovery process from the weather event that
occurred on Friday, December 10, 2021. The Fire Department is still working to clear debris from the site and
working with representatives of Amazon to account for all of their personnel. Anyone wisting to report a
relative that may be missing from this incident should contact the Edwardsville Police Department
(618.656,2131) as the Madison County Coroner's Office has disbanded the reunification center at this time.
Information regarding a missing person will be gathered and directed to the Office of the Coroner who will
coordinate efforts to locate and account for anyone still believed missing. Additionally, residents that
experienced significant damage to their home or property should contact the United Way by calling 211 and a
representative will collect all needed information and direct it to the proper authorities. As always, we would
like to remind residents to be on the lookout for scammers and only use reputable contractors for debris
cleanup and storm damage repair
Representatives of Amazon are on-site and assisting with the search process. Questions regarding the policies
and practices of Amazon should be directed to Richard Rocha, Senior Public Relations Manager at Amazon:
pr@amazon.com or his designee. At this time, there are no additional reports of people missing Search efforts
continue to ensure that there are no additional victims. Unfortunately, the Madison County Coroner Stephen P.
Nonn is reporting the positive identification of six people who lost their lives as a result caused by this
devastating event.
Deandre S. Morrow (28 Years of Age)
St. Louis, Missouri
Kevin D. Dickey (62 Years of Age)
Carlyle, Illinois
Clayton Lynn Cope (29 Years of Age)
Alton, Illinois
Etheriu S. Hebb (34 Years of Age)
St. Louis, Missouri
Larry E. Virden (46 Years of Age)
Collinsville, Illinois
Austin J. McEwen (26 Years of Age)
Edwardsville, Illinois

All six victims known to us at this time and included herein have been positively identified. The Corner's
Office has spoken with a representative from each family to relay their findings regarding identification and
preliminary cause of death for each victim. Five of the six victims have been released to funeral homes with the
sixth victim scheduled to be released to a funeral home in the morning,
Once again, the City of Edwardsville, would like to thank everyone for the outpouring of assistance and support
throughout this difficult time. We would ask those wishing to make a donation, of any sort to contact the
Salvation Army or American Red Cross
Released: 10:30A.M. December 12. 2021

 

[Starcom21]

No damage at my home location, but pretty close to

 

[llzel]

Terry, Glad to hear you and your family are safe.
Were you able to ascertain which system(s) and TGID's were in use at the time? With so many cross state agencies, I'm wondering how they coordinated.

 

[RaleighGuy]

FEMA Comms set up from Twitter

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1470399254308995073

 

[Starcom21]

Pro 96com was running at the time. No new talk groups were used that have not been identified before. I haven't reviewed the whole list of activity yet.

However, the site was so active that it was actively rejecting talk groups, it only has five Voice channels and it's often busy already

Terry, Glad to hear you and your family are safe.
Were you able to ascertain which system(s) and TGID's were in use at the time? With so many cross state agencies, I'm wondering how they coordinated.

 

[Starcom21]

Amazon Edwardsville, Illinois before and after Satellite imagery

 

[RaleighGuy]

POTUS coming to town Wednesday



From this morning's meeting, POTUS said he would travel to Kentucky on Wednesday. Haven’t decided where he’s going to go but working with governor to make sure he’s not in the way of recovery efforts. “We’re going to get this done we’re going to be there as long as it takes to help,” he said. “Whatever they need when they need it,” Biden says of his message to governors. Says he worries most about the peace of mind of the victims so they can actually put their head down on a pillow. He then showed a map of the impacts of the tornadoes in Warren County, Kentucky and another map of Graves County, Kentucky. He pointed to areas that had been “wiped out.”

Biden says “mental health” of victims and “the uncertainty” worries him most. Says the federal government will stay as long as it is needed.

 

[RaleighGuy]

On Wednesday, December 15, the President will travel to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and Mayfield and Dawson Springs, Kentucky to survey storm damage following the devastating tornadoes and extreme weather.

Arrival and Departure from Fort Campbell
Location: Fort Campbell, Gate 7:
7199 Glider Rd
Fort Campbell, KY

Est. AF1 Arrival: 10:10 AM CT
Est. AF1 Departure: 4:55 PM CT