EF1 tornado in St. Louis County, Missouri

A tornado touched down on East Lane, about 2.4 miles southwest of the I-270/I-55 interchange in southern St. Louis County and tracked to the southeast. It snapped off numerous tree limbs, uprooted several large trees and caused minor damage to roofs and siding on a couple of houses. However, one house sustained moderate damage when the roof over the carport was lifted off and dropped just to the left of the house. The tornado then crossed I-55. Between I-55 and the Mississippi River, just numerous snapped tree limbs and uprooted trees were noted as it moved through Oakville. Then the tornado crossed the Mississippi River into Monroe County, Illinois. The tornado was rated EF1 in St. Louis County with a path length of 5.34 miles and a max path width of 172 yards.

During the afternoon and early evening of May 26, 2024, ten tornadoes touched down in the St. Louis metropolitan area and southwest Illinois from a mix of supercells and QLCS modes. This occurred alongside numerous reports of large hail of up to 2.5 inches in diameter and damaging winds of up to 81 mph. Thankfully, there were no reported injuries or fatalities with these thunderstorms.