St. Louis tornado history

The St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area has a history of tornadoes. The third-deadliest, and the costliest in United States history, the 1896 St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado, injured more than one thousand people and caused at least 255 fatalities in the City of St. Louis and in East St. Louis. The second-costliest tornado also occurred in St. Louis in September 1927.[1] More tornado fatalities occurred in St. Louis than any other city in the United States.[2] Also noteworthy is that destructive tornadoes occurred in winter and autumn, as well as the typical months of spring.[3] Additionally, damaging tornadoes occurred in the morning and late at night, as well as the more common late-afternoon to early-evening maximum period.

In April 2011, an EF4 tornado on Good Friday caused widespread damage along a 22 mi (35 km) track across the northern part of the St. Louis metropolitan area; including significant damage to Lambert International Airport, causing a complete shutdown for over 24 hours, but no deaths.[4] Prior to that event, a F4 tornado also struck the northern metro, and killed three in January 1967.[5] Another F4 tornado struck the Granite City and Edwardsville, Illinois area in April 1981.[6]

City of St. Louis tornadoes

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Date Location Rating Casualties Notes
March 8, 1871St. Louis - East St. Louis - St. Clair County, IllinoisF39 fatalities, 60 injuriesSee: 1871 St. Louis tornado
March 29, 18727th StreetF12 possible fatalities, 8 injuries
January 12, 1890St. Louis - Madison County, IllinoisF24 fatalities, 15 injuries
May 27, 1896St. Louis - East St. Louis - St. Clair CountyF4255 fatalities, 1000 injuriesCostliest[1] and third-deadliest tornado in U.S. history (see: 1896 St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado)[8]
August 19, 1904St. Louis - Madison CountyF23 fatalities, 10 injuries
September 29, 1927Webster Groves - St. LouisF379 fatalities, 550 injuries2nd-costliest[1] and among top 30 deadliest tornado in U.S. history[9] (see: 1927 St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado)
September 16, 1958St. LouisF10 fatalities
February 10, 1959Ellisville - St. Louis - Madison CountyF421 fatalities, 345 injuriesVery similar path to 1871, 1896, 1927 tornadoes.
May 1, 1983St. Louis - Madison CountyF23 injuries
March 31, 2007Midtown St. LouisEF05 injuriesLate-March 2007 tornado outbreak[10]
December 31, 2010North St. LouisEF10 fatalities2010 New Year's Eve tornado outbreak[11]
April 22, 2011Riverview, St. LouisEF40 fatalities, some injuries2011 St. Louis tornado during tornado outbreak sequence of April 19–24, 2011[4]
April 10, 2013The Hill, St. LouisEF00 fatalities[12]
May 31, 2013Riverview, St. LouisEF32 injuriesSt. Charles County to St. Louis County to extreme northern St. Louis City at 32.5 mi (52.3 km) over 35 min with max width 1 mi (1.6 km)[13] (see: Tornado outbreak of May 26–31, 2013)

Greater St. Louis-area tornadoes

These tables describe the tornado history for Greater St. Louis. In Missouri, this includes the counties of St. Louis, St. Charles, Franklin, and Jefferson. In Illinois, this includes the counties of Madison, St. Clair, and Monroe. Data for the independent city of St. Louis is not part of these tables unless part of the path of the tornado striking these counties also struck the city.

1870–1950
Date Location Counties Rating Casualties Notes[14]
July 13, 1870St. Clair
March 8, 1871St. Clair
June 30, 1877St. Louis
May 18, 1878St. Louis
January 12, 1890St. Louis
March 27, 1890St. Clair
May 27, 1896St. LouisSt. Louis City, St. Clair
May 27, 1896St. Clair, Clinton
May 14, 1909St. Louis
September 29, 1927St. Louis
September 1, 1931St. Louis
March 15, 1938St. Clair
March 15, 1938St. Clair
May 24, 1952St. Clair
May 21, 1949St. Louis
May 21, 1949St. Louis

1950s
Date Location Counties Rating Casualties Notes
January 3, 1950St. Louis
March 25, 1954St. Louis
October 6, 1955St. Clair
October 6, 1955St. Clair
February 24, 1956St. Louis, St. Clair
February 24, 1956St. Clair
September 15, 1956St. Clair
August 30, 1956St. Louis
April 25, 1957St. Clair
May 9, 1957St. Louis
May 21, 1957St. Clair
May 22, 1957St. Louis
April 5, 1958St. Clair
April 23, 1958St. Louis
May 3, 1958St. Louis
May 3, 1958St. Clair
May 31, 1958St. Clair
June 1, 1958St. Clair
February 10, 1959St. LouisDestroyed parts of Arena on Oakland Ave. and TV tower nearby
February 10, 1959St. Louis
May 10, 1959St. Clair

1960–1980
Date Location Counties Rating Casualties Notes
March 29, 1960St. Clair
September 24, 1961St. Clair
January 24, 1967St. LouisF43 deaths, 216 injuredFourth-worst tornado in history to hit the St. Louis Metropolitan Area, last F4 tornado to affect St. Louis County or City until April 22, 2011.[5]
August 3, 1967St. Clair
October 24, 1967St. Louis
April 3, 1968St. Clair
May 15, 1968St. Clair
August 15, 1968St. Louis
June 1, 1970St. Louis
May 7, 1973St. Louis
May 26, 1973St. Louis
June 4, 1973St. Clair
March 7, 1975St. Louis
March 20, 1976St. Clair
February 23, 1977St. Louis
May 12, 1978St. Louis

1980–2000
Date Location Counties Rating Casualties Notes
April 7, 1980St. Louis
May 1, 1983St. Clair
April 3, 1984St. Clair
May 25, 1984St. Clair
November 15, 1988St. Clair
November 15. 1988St. Clair
November 26, 1990St. Clair
May 10, 1991St. Clair
May 11, 1991St. Clair
July 4, 1992St. Clair
May 9, 1995St. Clair
May 18, 1995St. Clair
May 18, 1995St. Clair
April 19, 1996St. Clair
June 10, 1996St. Louis
April 13, 1998St. Louis
April 15, 1998St. Clair, Madison
April 15, 1998St. Clair

2000—
Date Location Counties Rating Casualties Notes
June 24, 2000St. Clair
April 10, 2001St. LouisCostliest hailstorm in U.S. history. 4 in (100 mm) dia. hail in Florissant.[15]
April 27, 2002St. Clair
June 10, 2003St. Clair
June 10, 2003St. Clair
June 10, 2003St. Clair
June 10, 2003St. Clair
November 27, 2005Webster Groves, MaplewoodSt. LouisF00Late-November 2005 tornado outbreak[16]
January 2, 2006Creve CoeurSt. LouisF10
March 11, 2006Festus, MissouriJeffersonF30Part of a three-day tornado outbreak across Missouri[17]
April 2, 2006Fairview Heights, O'Fallon, IllinoisSt. ClairEF21[18]
July 23, 2006Troy, IllinoisMadisonF10Part of the July 2006 derechoes event[19]
June 8, 2009St. ClairEF2[20]
December 31, 2010Byrnes MillJefferson
December 31, 2010FentonSt. Louis
December 31, 2010BallwinSt. Louis
December 31, 2010Sunset Hills, MissouriSt. LouisEF312010 New Year's Eve tornado outbreak
February 27, 2011Troy, IllinoisMadisonEF10
April 22, 2011Foristell, New Melle, Maryland Heights, Bridgeton, St. Ann, Edmundson, Kinloch, Berkeley, Ferguson, Dellwood, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Moline Acres, Riverview, St. Louis, Pontoon Beach, Granite CitySt. Charles, St. Louis, St. Louis City, St. Clair, MadisonEF40 fatalities, some injuriesMain article: 2011 St. Louis tornado. Significant damage in North St. Louis County in Maryland Heights, St. Ann, Bridgeton, Berkeley, and Ferguson. Lambert International Airport (EF3) closed due to widespread damage, windows blown out, and the destruction of Concourse C.[4]
April 10, 2013St. AlbansFranklinEF10 fatalities[12]
April 10, 2013Bridgeton, Hazelwood, FlorissantSt. LouisEF20 fatalities[12]
May 31, 2013Harvester, Earth City, Bridgeton, Ferguson, Bellefontaine Neighbors, St. LouisSt. Charles, St. Louis, St. Louis CityEF32 injuries[21]32.5 mi (52.3 km) path over 35 min and 1 mi (1.6 km) max width[13]
May 31, 2013South RoxannaMadisonEF30[13]
May 31, 2013Byrnes Mill, ScotsdaleJeffersonEF10[13]
May 31, 2013FranklinEF10[13]
April 3, 2014Olivette, University CitySt. LouisEF10At ~5:20 am, about 100 buildings damaged over 0.6-mile (0.97 km) path length and 100-yard (91 m) path width[22]
June 7, 2014St. PetersSt. CharlesEF00Roof damage to an Arby's and a Club Fitness[23]

See also

References
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  3. Tornadoes in St. Louis, Mo. (1950-2011)
  4. April 22 Tornadic Supercell Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area, National Weather Service, St. Louis, Missouri. April 23, 2011.
  5. F4 St. Louis County Tornado, 24 January 1967, National Weather Service, St. Louis, Missouri
  6. Violent (F4-F5) Tornadoes in the NWS St. Louis County Warning Area
  7. NWS list of tornadoes in City of St. Louis
  8. May 1896 St. Louis Tornado
  9. A Look Back: Tornado in 1927 kills 78 in St. Louis
  10. Bow Echo Event over the city of St. Louis, Missouri March 31st, 2007
  11. New Years Eve Tornado Outbreak December 31 2010, National Weather Service, St. Louis, Missouri.
  12. Severe Weather Event - Squall Line St. Louis Metropolitan Tornadoes April 10 2013
  13. Severe Thunderstorms Produce Straight Line Wind Damage and Nine Tornadoes May 31 2013
  14. St. Louis Area Tornado Climatology
  15. The April 10, 2001 Historic Hailstorm and Supercell, National Weather Service, St. Louis, Missouri.
  16. November 27, 2005 Severe Weather Event Downburst Winds and an Isolated Tornado in Maplewood, Missouri, National Weather Service, St. Louis, Missouri.
  17. 11 March 2006 - Tornado Outbreak, National Weather Service, St. Louis, Missouri
  18. 2 April 2006 - Severe Thunderstorm Outbreak, National Weather Service, St. Louis, Missouri
  19. Largest Power Outage in the History of St. Louis, National Weather Service, St. Louis, Missouri.
  20. June 8, 2009 EF2 Tornado St. Clair County, Illinois, National Weather Service, St. Louis, Missouri.
  21. St. Louis tornado: Twister moves 32 miles, was on ground for 35 minutes, KSHB.
  22. Olivette/University City EF1 Tornado April 3rd 2014
  23. http://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/archive/event.php?date=20140607
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