57
Recorded events
15
Direct deaths
425
Direct injuries
$331.7M
Property damage
Tornado in St. Louis County, Missouri: 57 recorded events between 1950 and 2026. The strongest on record measured F4. That places the county #279 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in St. Louis County, Missouri: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in St. Louis County is the 2020s, when 18 of the county's 57 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the St. Louis County archive, tornado makes up 3.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #279 for this hazard and #2 within Missouri, putting it in the 90.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for tornado in St. Louis County with 13 recorded events, while Sep is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
| Date | Scale | Path length | Max width | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-02-10 | EF4 | 23.9 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
| 1956-02-24 | EF4 | 77.6 mi | 500 yd | Crossed in |
| 1967-01-24 | EF4 | 25.0 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
| 2011-04-22 | EF4 | 21.3 mi | 880 yd | Touched down here |
| 2021-12-10 | EF3 | 27.3 mi | 150 yd | Crossed in |
| 2010-12-31 | EF3 | 6.7 mi | 440 yd | Crossed in |
| 2013-05-31 | EF3 | 31.7 mi | 1,760 yd | Crossed in |
| 2013-05-31 | EF3 | 10.6 mi | 150 yd | Touched down here |
| 1980-04-07 | EF3 | 7.3 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 1967-10-24 | EF3 | 21.8 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 1959 | F4 | 10 | 170 | $25.0M | |
| Jan 25, 1967 | F4 | 3 | 216 | $25.0M | |
| Dec 31, 2010 | ST LOUIS WEISS ARPT | EF3 | 1 | 6 | $1.0M |
| May 30, 2004 | BERKELEY | F1 | 1 | 0 | $100K |
| Apr 8, 1980 | F3 | 0 | 15 | $2.5M | |
| Apr 23, 2011 | VIGUS | EF4 | 0 | 5 | $250.0M |
| Mar 7, 1975 | F2 | 0 | 4 | $250K | |
| Jan 3, 1950 | F3 | 0 | 3 | $2.5M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | FT BELLEFONTAINE | EFU | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2025 | POND | EF1 | $94K |
| May 16, 2025 | CLAYTON | EF2 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | WEDGEWOOD | EF1 | $870K |
| Mar 15, 2025 | MATTESE | EF1 | $80K |
| Mar 15, 2025 | CLARKSON VLY | EF2 | $1.2M |
| Mar 15, 2025 | MELROSE | EF1 | $5.0M |
| May 26, 2024 | MATTESE | EF1 | $30K |
| Apr 18, 2024 | ALLENTON | EF0 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | SOUTH BELLEFONTAINE | EF0 | $100K |
Other hazards here
More from St. Louis County
- Hail 660
- Thunderstorm Wind 632
- Flash Flood 68
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A tornado formed near I-170 and Frost Avenue in Berkeley causing F1 damage to the roof of a business and several apartment buildings. On Frost Avenue, a 15 inch branch from an elm tree fell on a SUV killing the driver. The tornado weakened and caused mainly tree top damage as it moved east northeast The tornado crossed New Florissant Road and entered Calverton Park where several large trees and power lines were downed. The tornado dissipated as it approached North Elizabeth Avenue.
A long track tornado began at approximately 9:16 PM just north of Marquette High School in Chesterfield, MO, and continued northeast through the communities of Maryland Heights, Bridgeton, Hazelwood, and Florissant before dissipating just east of New Halls Ferry Rd at approximately 9:39 PM. The tornado reached peak surveyed intensity just south of St. Louis Lambert International Airport, where a house sustained EF-2 damage (122 mph). The tornado had a path length of 20.67 miles with a maximum path width of 880 yards.
As the first EF2 tornado in St. Louis County was dissipating, a second long track tornado formed near Jana Elementary School in Florissant and tracked northeastward, producing widespread damage through Old Jamestown. In St. Louis County the tornado had a path length of 4.36 miles with a maximum path width of 1250 yards.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in St. Louis County, Missouri?
57 tornado events are recorded in St. Louis County between 1950 and 2026, causing 15 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in St. Louis County?
The strongest tornado on record in St. Louis County measured F4.
Where does the tornado data for St. Louis County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Tornado in St. Louis County, Missouri.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/missouri/st-louis-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.