ST. LOUIS – As we head into fall, clean up from the severe weather of late spring continues. In Forest Park, widespread tree damage from the May 16 storms has greatly changed the landscape.
“About 5,000 trees were affected by the storm,” City of St. Louis arborist Jason O’Malley said. “Three thousand or so, we’ve deemed ready for removal. Twenty-two hundred have already been completed.”
That damage came from both straight-line winds and the tornado. O’Malley was in the park when it happened. He says after the initial shock, the first priority was to make the park safe…