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Tornado Occurrence

When
May 27, 1896
Where
Downtown St. Louis
Part of
St. Louis tornado of 27 May 1896

An F4-estimated storm struck downtown St. Louis and eastern metro Illinois on May 27, 1896, during a major outbreak sequence.

On the afternoon of May 27, 1896, the skies darkened before the tornado hit. The storm was estimated as an F4 and caused severe damage to downtown St. Louis, Missouri, and the eastern metro area in Illinois.

Sources

  1. 1896 St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
  2. St. Louis Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27

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