Tornado events in St. Louis County, Missouri The tornado events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 58 tornado events on record for St. Louis County, Missouri, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest tornado event on record is on 21 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 17 tornado events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Tornado.

Newest tornado events on record

Jun 21 2026

TornadoEF0

1 mile SSE of WARSON WOODS. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

Apr 27 2026

TornadoEF unrated

4 miles NE of FT BELLEFONTAINE

Jun 4 2025

TornadoEF1

2 miles NNW of POND. Damage estimate: $94 thousand

May 16 2025

TornadoEF2

1 mile WSW of CLAYTON

Mar 14 2025

TornadoEF1

2 miles S of MATTESE. Damage estimate: $80 thousand

TornadoEF1

At WEDGEWOOD. Damage estimate: $870 thousand

TornadoEF2

1 mile NNW of CLARKSON VLY. Damage estimate: $1.2 million

TornadoEF1

1 mile SW of MELROSE. Damage estimate: $5.0 million

May 26 2024

TornadoEF1

1 mile WNW of MATTESE. Damage estimate: $30 thousand

Apr 18 2024

TornadoEF0

3 miles S of ALLENTON

Apr 1 2024

TornadoEF0

At SOUTH BELLEFONTAINE. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

Mar 14 2024

TornadoEF0

1 mile W of HANLEY HILLS

Apr 15 2023

TornadoEF1

2 miles E of MORSCHELS

May 19 2022

TornadoEF0

1 mile W of FERNRIDGE. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

TornadoEF0

At FRONTENAC. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

TornadoEF0

1 mile W of WEBSTER GROVES. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

TornadoEF0

2 miles SE of TIMES BEACH

Dec 10 2021

TornadoEF0

1 mile W of ST LOUIS CREVE COEUR

TornadoEF1

1 mile WNW of (SUS)SPIRIT/ST LOUIS

Jun 7 2014

TornadoEF0

2 miles WNW of BRIDGETON

Apr 3 2014

TornadoEF1

1 mile SSE of VINITA PARK

May 31 2013

TornadoEF2

2 miles NNW of VIGUS. Damage estimate: $10 million

TornadoEF1

3 miles ENE of LARIMORE

Apr 10 2013

TornadoEF2

1 mile S of BRIDGETON. Damage estimate: $4.0 million

Apr 22 2011

TornadoEF4

1 mile WNW of VIGUS. Damage estimate: $250 million

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. A tornado before February 2007 has a rating on the Fujita scale (F). A later tornado has a rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale (EF).

Tornado events by year

Tornado events on record for St. Louis County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	8
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3
1970s	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	7
1980s	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1990s	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2
2000s	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3
2010s	4	6	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	15
2020s	0	2	4	1	4	6	2 (part of the year)				19

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Tornado events are on record from 1950. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan3 events
Feb8 events
Mar6 events
Apr12 events
May15 events
Jun5 events
Jul1 event
Aug2 events
Sep0 events
Oct1 event
Nov1 event
Dec4 events

Magnitudes on record

Tornado events on record for St. Louis County by rating
Rating	Wind estimate of the scale	Events
EF0 or F0	65 to 85 mph (EF0)	15
EF1 or F1	86 to 110 mph (EF1)	26
EF2 or F2	111 to 135 mph (EF2)	8
EF3 or F3	136 to 165 mph (EF3)	4
EF4 or F4	166 to 200 mph (EF4)	3
EF5 or F5	more than 200 mph (EF5)	0
Unrated	no rating on record	2

Tornadoes may contain multiple segments. A tornado that crosses a county line or state line is considered a separate segment.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The Enhanced F-scale still is a set of wind estimates (not measurements) based on damage.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center, Enhanced Fujita Tornado Damage Scale, copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The wind estimates are those of the Enhanced Fujita scale.

Beside the other counties

Tornado events on record: St. Louis County beside the total of the counties of Missouri and of the United States
Measure	St. Louis	All counties of Missouri	All counties of the United States
Tornado events, 1950 to 2026	58	3,117	81,254
Events for each 100 square miles	11.4	4.5	2.3
Events for each 10,000 residents	0.6	5.1	2.4

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More tornado events on record

Tornado events on record for St. Louis County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
27 Feb 2011	Tornado	EF1	none	0	0	County
27 Feb 2011	Tornado	EF1	none	0	0	County
27 Feb 2011	Tornado	EF1	none	0	0	County
27 Feb 2011	Tornado	EF1	none	0	0	County
27 Feb 2011	Tornado	EF1	none	0	0	County
31 Dec 2010	Tornado	EF1	none	0	0	County
31 Dec 2010	Tornado	EF3	$1.0 million	1	6	County
24 Apr 2010	Tornado	EF0	none	0	0	County
24 Apr 2010	Tornado	EF0	none	0	0	County
2 Jan 2006	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
27 Nov 2005	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
30 May 2004	Tornado	F1	$100 thousand	1	0	County
13 Apr 1998	Tornado	F1	$2.5 million	0	1	County
10 Jun 1996	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
7 Apr 1980	Tornado	F3	$2.5 million	0	15	County
12 May 1978	Tornado	not recorded	$250 thousand	0	0	County
23 Feb 1977	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	0	County
7 Mar 1975	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	4	County
23 Jul 1973	Tornado	F1	$250	0	0	County
26 May 1973	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	0	County
7 May 1973	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	0	County
1 Jun 1970	Tornado	F1	$30	0	0	County
15 Aug 1968	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	1	County
24 Oct 1967	Tornado	F3	$250 thousand	0	2	County
24 Jan 1967	Tornado	F4	$25 million	3	216	County
10 Feb 1959	Tornado	F0	$250	0	0	County
10 Feb 1959	Tornado	F4	$25 million	10	170	County
3 May 1958	Tornado	F1	$250	0	0	County
23 Apr 1958	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	0	County
22 May 1957	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
9 May 1957	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	0	County
30 Aug 1956	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	0	County
3 Jan 1950	Tornado	F3	$2.5 million	0	3	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: St. Louis, MO (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Tornado events on record for St. Louis County, Missouri". https://countyhazards.com/county/mo/st-louis/tornado/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most tornado events on record for St. Louis County?: May has 15 of the 58 tornado events on record from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many tornado events are on record for Missouri?: NCEI has 3,118 tornado events on record for Missouri from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does St. Louis County compare with the other counties of Missouri?: The counties of Missouri have 4.5 tornado events for each 100 square miles. St. Louis County has 11.4.
Which tornado ratings are on record for St. Louis County?: 41 tornado events have a rating of EF0, F0, EF1 or F1. 15 events have a higher rating. 2 events have no rating.