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Issue: 1190 Date: 6/13/2013
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NWS: Nine Tornadoes Hit The St. Louis Area May 31

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A screen capture of the interactive map made by NOAA of the path of one of the nine tornadoes that touched down in the St. Louis region on May 31, 2013.
        The National Weather Service says there were a total of nine tornadoes in the St. Louis region on Friday night.

        A new report from the agency Thursday June 6, 2013 finds that two of the tornadoes were rated at EF3, meaning winds were between 136-165 miles per hour. One twister ripped through St. Charles County, north St. Louis County and ended in north St. Louis city, stretching more than 32 miles. The other EF3 tornado was on the ground for about ten miles near South Roxana, Illinois.

        There were just two minor injuries reported as a result of the tornadoes Friday. But a number of structures were damaged, including the Hollywood Casino in Maryland Heights, the Spectrum Brands building in Earth City and several out buildings at Lambert Airport.

 
A total of nine tornadoes were surveyed by the National Weather Service in St. Louis. The two tornadoes that were rated EF3 were associated with the most intense circulation that was located on the leading edge of the line of severe thunderstorms that affected the St. Louis Metropolitan Area, from St. Charles County, Missouri to Madison County, Illinois. Several other circulations were responsible for seven weaker tornadoes in Montgomery, Franklin, Jefferson Counties in Missouri and Macoupin, Montgomery Counties in Illinois. Many locations outside of the tornado tracks saw extensive wind damage from straight line winds up to 100 mph. Significant roof and wall damage to the Spectrum Building in Earth City.
 
EF3 tornado damage on Haversham Drive in southern St. Charles County. Photo courtesy of St. Louis Post Dispatch. Significant window damage to the Point 70 Building in Earth City.
 
Damage to power poles and trees along Natural Bridge. Track outline of tornado damage.

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