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Hazard Event History
FIGURE J41
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Jefferson County – Section 2
The tornado categorized as an F-4 that hit St. Louis on May 27, 1896 was third on the list
of 10 top weather events of the century. This storm killed 255 people and injured 1,000.
The estimated damage from these storms totals $1.365 million dollars. Missouri is
considered to be in the top ten lists for total number of tornadoes and number of killer
tornadoes (ranking number seven).
Since 1950,according to the NCDC, Jefferson County has had 23 tornadoes, three of which
have resulted in 48 injuries and five deaths. The estimated damage from these storms cost
approximately $9.7 million dollars. The most recent tornado in May 2003 in Jefferson
County resulted in one death and approximately $1million dollars in damage. The
tornadoes occurred between April and December. Jefferson County has had one F3
tornado in 1981. Tornado occurrences are found in Table J36.
TABLE J36 JEFFERSON COUNTY TORNADO OCCURRENCES
1961 TO 2003
Location or County Date Time Type Mag 1 Dth 2 Inj 3 PrD 4 CrD 5
1 Jefferson 05/06/1961 1615 Tornado F1 0 0 25K 0
2 Jefferson 05/07/1961 1615 Tornado F1 0 0 3K 0
3 Jefferson 09/04/1965 1930 Tornado F1 0 0 3K 0
4 Jefferson 05/28/1967 1650 Tornado F2 0 0 25K 0
5 Jefferson 06/10/1967 1700 Tornado F2 0 0 25K 0
6 Jefferson 10/24/1967 1055 Tornado F1 0 0 25K 0
7 Jefferson 04/03/1968 1800 Tornado F1 0 0 25K 0
8 Jefferson 05/15/1968 1940 Tornado F1 0 0 25K 0
9 Jefferson 06/04/1973 2100 Tornado F1 0 0 0K 0
10 Jefferson 07/27/1976 1330 Tornado F1 0 0 0K 0
11 Jefferson 05/12/1978 1700 Tornado F 0 0 250K 0
12 Jefferson 04/22/1981 1754 Tornado F3 1 0 2.5M 0
13 Jefferson 07/20/1981 1448 Tornado F1 0 0 3K 0
14 Jefferson 12/02/1982 2030 Tornado F1 0 0 250K 0
15 Jefferson 11/09/1984 1710 Tornado F0 0 0 0K 0
16 Cedar Hill To 04/15/1994 0352 Tornado F0 0 0 500K 5K