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EF0 tornado in St. Louis County, Missouri

Tornado March 14, 2024 · St. Louis County, Missouri

EF0
Rating
0.1 mi
Path length
50 yd
Path width
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A weak tornado touched down 3.7 miles southeast of Lambert International Airport, on Lackland Road. As it tracked to the northeast, it snapped off several large trees and caused minor shingle, soffit and gutter damage to two houses. Another home sustained moderate siding damage. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 0.10 miles and a maximum width of 50 yards. The maximum sustained winds were estimated to be near 75 mph. No deaths or injuries were reported.

The wider storm

Just after sunrise, a quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) produced five confirmed EF-0 tornadoes. Four of these occurred in rural south-central Illinois, and another tracked through Charlack, Missouri in northern St. Louis County. No reported injuries or fatalities with these tornadoes. Also, there were a few reports of damaging winds and large hail.

Began near Hanley Hills (38.7015, -90.3398).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1168733. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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