1967 St. Louis tornado outbreak facts for kids
The track of 1967 St. Louis tornado.
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| Type | Tornado outbreak |
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| Duration | January 24, 1967 |
| Tornadoes confirmed | 30 |
| Max rating1 | F4 tornado |
| Duration of tornado outbreak2 | 1 day |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Areas affected | Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin |
| 1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado | |
An extremely rare winter outbreak of 30 tornadoes broke out across the Midwest on January 24, 1967 with 13 of them in Iowa, nine in Missouri, seven in Illinois, and one in Wisconsin. The lone F3 tornado in Wisconsin was also the northernmost January tornado ever recorded in the United States at the time. This would later happen again on January 7, 2008, when several tornadoes hit Southeastern Wisconsin. This outbreak also produced, at the time, the northernmost tornadoes to hit the United States in winter.
The tornadoes broke ahead of a deep storm system with several temperature records were broken in the Midwest on this day. One of the most notable tornadoes struck St. Louis County, Missouri at F4 intensity, killing three and injuring 216.
Confirmed tornadoes
| FU | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
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| 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| F# | Location | County | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage | |
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| F2 | N of De Kalb | Buchanan | 1750 | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
A concrete barn was leveled, along with other barns and outbuildings. Homes lost their roofs, along with some walls. | |
| F2 | NW of Lawson | Clinton | 1835 | 2.5 miles (4 km) |
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| F3 | SW of Buckner to SW of Richmond | Jackson, Ray | 1840 | 14.5 miles (23.2 km) |
2 deaths – Two students were killed at a high school in Orrick when the roof collapsed. Two homes were destroyed and another lost its second story. Barns and outbuildings were leveled along the path. | |
| F0 | W of Polo | Caldwell | 1850 | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
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| F0 | E of Sturges | Livingston | 2000 | 0.1 mile (0.16 km) |
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| F1 | SW of Pennville | Sullivan | 2020 | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
A barn and several outbuildings were destroyed. | |
| F4 | SE of Queen City, Missouri to SE of Pulaski, Iowa | Schuyler, Missouri, Scotland, Davis, Iowa | 2045 | 25.7 miles (41.1 km) |
Five farms were destroyed, two of which had every structure leveled. A total 20 other farms were damaged. | |
| F1 | SW of Glendale | Putnam | 2045 | 2.5 miles (4 km) |
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| F4 | NE of Chesterfield to NE of Spanish Lake | St. Louis | 0055 | 25 miles (40 km) |
3 deaths – Tornado moved through the St. Louis suburbs striking Maryland Heights, St.Ann, Lambert Field, and Spanish Lake. 168 homes were destroyed and 1740 others were damaged. Some of the homes were leveled. A nursing home was also badly damaged. | |
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| F3 | N of Selma | Van Buren | 2115 | 25 miles (40 km) |
Tornado badly damaged several homes, some of which lost roofs and walls. Barns and outbuildings were destroyed as well. | |
| F1 | Washington | Washington | 2145 | 1 mile (1.6 km) |
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| F0 | N of Winfield | Henry | 2150 | 0.1 mile (0.16 km) |
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| F2 | N of Fredonia | Louisa | 2200 | 3 miles (4.8 km) |
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| F3 | SW of Wever | Lee | 2215 | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
1 death – Two homes were destroyed, one of which only had one wall left standing. | |
| F2 | NE of Wever | Lee | 2220 | 3 miles (4.8 km) |
Homes had their roofs torn off and barns were destroyed. Trailers were destroyed as well, injuring 4 people. | |
| F2 | NE of Cairo | Louisa | 2220 | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
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| F2 | S of Wheatland | Clinton | 2245 | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
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| F2 | N of Dixon | Scott | 2250 | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
A truck and a car were thrown from a road. Barns were destroyed and homes had their windows blown out. | |
| F2 | N of Davenport | Scott | 2311 | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
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| F2 | NW of Elvira | Clinton | 2315 | 1 mile (1.6 km) |
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| F2 | S of Tenmile | Clinton | 2315 | 0.1 mile (0.16 km) |
A warehouse and several barns were destroyed. Homes nearby had their roofs torn off. | |
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| F2 | N of Biggsville | Henderson | 2240 | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
Barns and outbuildings were destroyed. | |
| F3 | Mount Carroll | Carroll | 2330 | 7.4 miles (11.8 km) |
Struck the NW side of town where 3 homes were destroyed. Barns were destroyed and extensive roof damage occurred. | |
| F1 | N of Sadora | Mason | 2330 | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
Moved parallel to the Snicarte tornado. | |
| F3 | NE of Snicarte | Mason | 2330 | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
1 death – Homes and outbuildings were destroyed. Three people were injured and one person was thrown over 200 feet and killed. | |
| F2 | SW of Eureka | Tazewell, Woodford | 0030 | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
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| F2 | S of Virden | Macoupin | 0050 | 2.5 miles (4 km) |
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| F2 | NW of Metamora | Woodford | 0050 | 2.5 miles (4 km) |
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| F2 | Champaign-Urbana | Champaign | 0240 | 10.4 miles (16.6 km) |
A trailer was destroyed and scattered, two others were overturned, and two more were damaged. One house had its roof torn off. | |
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| F3 | S of Brodhead to NE of Janesville | Green, Rock | 0010 | 24.9 miles (39.8 km) |
Barns were destroyed and a country club lost its roof and two walls. | |
| Source: Tornado History Project - January 24, 1967 Storm Data | ||||||
Unconfirmed tornadoes
Along with the 30 confirmed tornadoes listed, tornado researcher Thomas P. Grazulis listed two additional F2 tornadoes that may have touched down. The first occurred west of Muscatine, Iowa, where a house was unroofed and ripped apart. The other occurred in Illinois City, Illinois damaging homes on the south side of town before ripping the roof of a farmhouse east of town. However, neither tornado was confirmed.
