St. Louis tornado history

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[edit] City of St. Louis tornadoes [1]

Date Location Rating Casualties Notes
March 8, 1871 St. Louis - East St. Louis - St. Clair County, Illinois F3 9 fatalities, 60 injuries See: 1871 St. Louis tornado
March 29, 1872 7th Street F1 1 possible fatality, 8 injuries
January 12, 1890 St. Louis, Missouri - Madison County, Illinois F2 4 fatalities, 15 injuries
May 27, 1896 St. Louis, Missouri - East St. Louis, Illinois - St. Clair County, Illinois F4 255 fatalities, 1000 injuries Costliest and third deadliest tornado in U.S. history (see: St. Louis-East St. Louis Tornado)
August 19, 1904 St. Louis, Missouri - Madison County, Illinois F2 3 fatalities, 10 injuries
September 29, 1927 Webster Groves - St. Louis, Missouri F4 79 fatalities, 550 injuries 2nd costliest and at least 24th deadliest tornado in U.S. history
September 16, 1958 St. Louis, Missouri F1 0
February 10, 1959 Ellisville - St. Louis, Missouri - Madison County, Illinois F4 21 fatalities, 345 injuries Very similar path to 1871, 1896, 1927 tornadoes; 66th deadliest in U.S. history
May 1, 1983 St. Louis, Missouri - Madison County, Illinois F2 3 injuries
March 31, 2007 St. Louis, Missouri EF0 5 injuries Late-March 2007 Tornado Outbreak

[edit] St. Louis Metropolitan Area tornadoes [1]

Date Location Rating Casualties Notes
July 13, 1870 St. Clair County
March 8, 1871 St. Clair County
June 30, 1877 St. Louis County
May 18, 1878 St. Louis County
January 12, 1890 St. Louis County
March 27, 1890 St. Clair County
May 27, 1896 St. Louis City - St. Clair County
May 27, 1896 St. Clair County - Clinton County
May 14, 1909 St. Louis County
September 29, 1927 St. Louis County
September 1, 1931 St. Louis County
March 15, 1938 St. Clair County
March 15, 1938 St. Clair County
May 24, 1952 St. Clair County
May 21, 1949 St. Louis County
May 21, 1949 St. Louis County
January 3, 1950 St. Louis County
March 25, 1954 St. Louis County
October 6, 1955 St. Clair County
October 6, 1955 St. Clair County
February 24, 1956 St. Louis County - St. Clair County
February 24, 1956 St. Clair County
September 15, 1956 St. Clair County
August 30, 1956 St. Louis County
April 25, 1957 St. Clair County
May 9, 1957 St. Louis County
May 21, 1957 St. Clair County
May 22, 1957 St. Louis County
April 5, 1958 St. Clair County
April 23, 1958 St. Louis County
May 3, 1958 St. Louis County
May 3, 1958 St. Clair County
May 31, 1958 St. Clair County
June 1, 1958 St. Clair County
February 10, 1959 St. Louis County
February 10, 1959 St. Louis County
May 10, 1959 St. Clair County
March 29, 1960 St. Clair County
September 24, 1961 St. Clair County
January 24, 1967 St. Louis County
August 3, 1967 St. Clair County
October 24, 1967 St. Louis County
April 3, 1968 St. Clair County
May 15, 1968 St. Clair County
August 15, 1968 St. Louis County
June 1, 1970 St. Louis County
May 7, 1973 St. Louis County
May 26, 1973 St. Louis County
June 4, 1973 St. Clair County
July 23, 1973 St. Louis County 38 fatalities, 6 injuries During storm an Ozark Airlines Fairchild Hiller FH-227B crashed into the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus just east of the Mark Twain complex while attempting to land at Lambert International Airport. 37 passengers and one crew member were killed although four passengers and two crew members including the captain survived.[2]
March 7, 1975 St. Louis County
March 20, 1976 St. Clair County
February 23, 1977 St. Louis County
May 12, 1978 St. Louis County
April 7, 1980 St. Louis County
May 1, 1983 St. Clair County
April 3, 1984 St. Clair County
May 25, 1984 St. Clair County
November 15, 1988 St. Clair County
November 15. 1988 St. Clair County
November 26, 1990 St. Clair County
May 10, 1991 St. Clair County
May 11, 1991 St. Clair County
July 4, 1992 St. Clair County
May 9, 1995 St. Clair County
May 18, 1995 St. Clair County
May 18, 1995 St. Clair County
April 19, 1996 St. Clair County
June 10, 1996 St. Louis County
April 13, 1998 St. Louis County
April 15, 1998 St. Clair County
April 15, 1998 St. Clair County
June 24, 2000 St. Clair County
April 27, 2002 St. Clair County
June 10, 2003 St. Clair County
June 10, 2003 St. Clair County
June 10, 2003 St. Clair County
June 10, 2003 St. Louis County
November 27, 2005 Webster Groves - Maplewood, St. Louis County, Missouri F0 0 Late-November 2005 Tornado Outbreak
January 2, 2006 Creve Coeur, St. Louis County, Missouri F1 0

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Tornado Climatology
  2. ^ Accident Details - planecrashinfo.com -Retrieved February 9, 2007
  • Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991, A Chronology and Analysis of Events. The Tornado Project of Environmental Films: St. Johnsbury, VT. ISBN 1-879362-03-1
  • Grazulis, Thomas P. (2001). The Tornado: Nature's Ultimate Windstorm. University of Oklahoma Press: Norman, OK. ISBN 0-8061-3258-2
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25 deadliest US tornadoes
Rank Name (location) Date Deaths
1 "Tri-State" March 18, 1925 695
2 Natchez, MS May 6, 1840 317
3 St. Louis and East St. Louis May 27, 1896 255
4 Tupelo, MS April 5, 1936 216
5 Gainesville, GA April 5, 1936 203
6 Woodward, OK April 9, 1947 181
7 Amite, LA and Purvis, MS April 24, 1908 143
8 New Richmond, WI June 12, 1899 117
9 Flint, MI June 8, 1953 116
10
- - -		 Waco, TX
Goliad, TX		 May 11, 1953
May 18, 1902		 114
114
12 Omaha, NE March 23, 1913 103
13 Mattoon, IL May 26, 1917 101
14 Shinnston, WV June 23, 1944 100
15 Marshfield, MO April 18, 1880 99
16
- - -		 Gainesville and Holland, GA
Poplar Bluff, MO		 June 1, 1903
May 9, 1927		 98
98
18 Snyder, OK May 10, 1905 97
19 Natchez, MS April 24, 1908 91
20 Worcester, MA June 9, 1953 90
21 Starkville, MS and Waco, AL April 20, 1920 88
22 Lorain and Sandusky, OH June 28, 1924 85
23 Udall, KS May 25, 1955 80
24 St. Louis, MO September 29, 1927 79
25 Louisville, KY March 27, 1890 76
Source: Storm Prediction Center