2011 St. Louis tornado
EF4 tornado in the St. Louis, Missouri, USA metropolitan area
2011 St. Louis tornado
Just after nightfall on Good Friday, April 22, 2011, a violent and destructive tornado, with winds of 170 miles per hour (270 km/h), impacted the northern St. Louis metropolitan region across the U.S. states of Missouri and Illinois. The storm, known largely as the Good Friday tornado, was the strongest to impact the St. Louis area since January 1967, striking portions of Madison and St. Louis Counties along with the northern side of the central city. The tornado was produced by a supercell thunderstorm that moved into the area, forming in the metropolitan community of Maryland Heights, Missouri after dark. In its 21.3-mile-long (34.3 km) track across the metro, the tornado moved through many suburbs and neighborhoods, impacting numerous homes and businesses in its wake. In Bridgeton, the tornado became violent as it impacted houses along Old St. Charles Road and around Harmann Estates, heavily damaging or destroying several residences, including one that was completely destroyed at EF4...
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