Mass casualty event” at the Holiday Inn in Earth City, MO---FALSE rumor.

[dixiegrrrrl]

Last edited Fri May 31, 2013, 10:00 PM - Edit history (1)

from James Spann, Twitter
Tornado in that area.

anyone know anything???

UPDATE: James Spann posted the above on Twitter, later came the correction it was not true.
Sorry...

[NMDemDist2]

1. no reports yet on weather channel

[KG]

2. tornado warning went up 2030 hrs

[Daemonaquila]

3. Sketchy.

A very few reputable media are saying that a Holiday Inn appears to have been hit, but that is all. No "mass casualty" language except on some sensationalist sites. Wait and see... Good luck, folks!

[davekriss]

6. KMOV meteorologist used the term

"Mass casualties reported". Thought I misheard. Said again, "casualties reported". Later had someone on site saying same but situation was chaotic and they cut away. Still later on KMOV interviewed someone in St Charles saying it "looks like a war zone". Haven't heard any such reports anywhere else.

(KMOV is local NBC forecast.)

[davekriss]

7. KMOV walking back from "mass casualties" now

[RGinNJ]

4. Just flipping channels

Fox news is talking about this now.

[eppur_se_muova]

8. Apparently not ...

KMOV: There are no casualties at the Earth City, MO Holiday Inn. May actually be the Holiday Inn Express in Riverport. ???

http://inagist.com/all/340652937086898177/?utm_source=inagist&utm_medium=rss

May be a misunderstanding ... @trmyhre : Earth City "@mbushksdk: The fire dept set up a command post at the Holiday Inn for a "mass casualty" contigency..NOT for mass casualties."

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. Yeah, I just checked the TWC twitter

James Spann has egg on his face.
I will correct the OP.