Daughter sues city over dad’s death after sirens failed to go off when a tornado hit their town: suit

The daughter of a man who was killed in a destructive tornado in St Louis is suing the city over her father’s death.

Deborah Patrick claims that her father, Larry Patrick, had no way of knowing a tornado was inbound when it struck on May 16 after warning sirens failed to go off.

The 82 year-old was killed when a tree crashed down on his home in the city’s O’Fallon neighborhood, St. Louis Public Radio reports.

The storm struck parts of the Midwestern and Southeastern states, as part of a flurry of 60 destructive tornadoes. It eventually moved across to the Upper Midwest but killed dozens in its path. Seven people died across Missouri, and dozens more were injured…

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