1967 St. Louis tornado outbreak

An extremely rare winter outbreak of 30 tornadoes broke out across the Midwest on January 24, 1967 with 13 of them in Iowa, nine in Missouri, seven in Illinois, and one in Wisconsin. The lone F3 tornado in Wisconsin was also the northernmost January tornado ever recorded in the United States at the time. This would later happen again on January 7, 2008, when several tornadoes hit Southeastern Wisconsin. This outbreak is also possibly the farthest north a tornado outbreak has occurred in the winter.

1967 St. Louis tornado outbreak
TypeTornado outbreak
DurationJanuary 24, 1967
Tornadoes confirmed30
Max. rating1F4 tornado
Duration of tornado outbreak21 day
DamageUnknown
Casualties7 fatalities, 268 injuries
Areas affectedMissouri, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin

1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale
2Time from first tornado to last tornado

The tornadoes broke ahead of a deep storm system with several temperature records were broken in the Midwest on this day. One of the most notable tornadoes struck St. Louis County, Missouri at F4 intensity, killing three and injuring 216.

Confirmed tornadoes
Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating
FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 3 4 15 6 2 0 30

January 24 event
F# Location County Time (UTC) Path length Damage
Missouri
F2 N of De Kalb Buchanan 1750 6.1 miles
(9.8 km)		 A concrete barn was leveled, along with other barns and outbuildings. Homes lost their roofs, along with some walls.[1]
F2 NW of Lawson Clinton 1835 2.5 miles
(4 km)
F3 SW of Buckner to SW of Richmond Jackson, Ray 1840 14.5 miles
(23.2 km)		 2 deaths – Two students were killed at a high school in Orrick when the roof collapsed. Two homes were destroyed and another lost its second story. Barns and outbuildings were leveled along the path.[1]
F0 W of Polo Caldwell 1850 2 miles
(3.2 km)
F0 E of Sturges Livingston 2000 0.1 mile
(0.16 km)
F1 SW of Pennville Sullivan 2020 7.3 miles
(11.7 km)		 A barn and several outbuildings were destroyed.[1]
F4 SE of Queen City, Missouri to SE of Pulaski, Iowa Schuyler, Missouri, Scotland, Davis, Iowa 2045 25.7 miles
(41.1 km)		 Five farms were destroyed, two of which had every structure leveled. A total 20 other farms were damaged.[1]
F1 SW of Glendale Putnam 2045 2.5 miles
(4 km)
F4 NE of Chesterfield to NE of Spanish Lake St. Louis 0055 25 miles
(40 km)		 3 deaths – Tornado moved through the St. Louis suburbs striking Maryland Heights, St.Ann, Lambert Field, and Spanish Lake. 168 homes were destroyed and 1740 others were damaged. Some of the homes were leveled. A nursing home was also badly damaged.[1]
Iowa
F3 N of Selma Van Buren 2115 25 miles
(40 km)		 Tornado badly damaged several homes, some of which lost roofs and walls. Barns and outbuildings were destroyed as well.[1]
F1 Washington Washington 2145 1 mile
(1.6 km)
F0 N of Winfield Henry 2150 0.1 mile
(0.16 km)
F2 N of Fredonia Louisa 2200 3 miles
(4.8 km)
F3 SW of Wever Lee 2215 4.3 miles
(6.9 km)		 1 death – Two homes were destroyed, one of which only had one wall left standing.[1]
F2 NE of Wever Lee 2220 3 miles
(4.8 km)		 Homes had their roofs torn off and barns were destroyed. Trailers were destroyed as well, injuring 4 people.
F2 NE of Cairo Louisa 2220 2 miles
(3.2 km)
F2 S of Wheatland Clinton 2245 2 miles
(3.2 km)
F2 N of Dixon Scott 2250 2 miles
(3.2 km)		 A truck and a car were thrown from a road. Barns were destroyed and homes had their windows blown out.[1]
F2 N of Davenport Scott 2311 2 miles
(3.2 km)
F2 NW of Elvira Clinton 2315 1 mile
(1.6 km)
F2 S of Tenmile Clinton 2315 0.1 mile
(0.16 km)		 A warehouse and several barns were destroyed. Homes nearby had their roofs torn off.[1]
Illinois
F2 N of Biggsville Henderson 2240 5.7 miles
(9.1 km)		 Barns and outbuildings were destroyed.[1]
F3 Mount Carroll Carroll 2330 7.4 miles
(11.8 km)		 Struck the NW side of town where 3 homes were destroyed. Barns were destroyed and extensive roof damage occurred.[1]
F1 N of Sadora Mason 2330 4.5 miles
(7.2 km)		 Moved parallel to the Snicarte tornado.[1]
F3 NE of Snicarte Mason 2330 5.1 miles
(8.2 km)		 1 death – Homes and outbuildings were destroyed. Three people were injured and one person was thrown over 200 feet and killed.[1]
F2 SW of Eureka Tazewell, Woodford 0030 3.3 miles
(5.3 km)
F2 S of Virden Macoupin 0050 2.5 miles
(4 km)
F2 NW of Metamora Woodford 0050 2.5 miles
(4 km)
F2 Champaign-Urbana Champaign 0240 10.4 miles
(16.6 km)		 A trailer was destroyed and scattered, two others were overturned, and two more were damaged. One house had its roof torn off.[1]
Wisconsin
F3 S of Brodhead to NE of Janesville Green, Rock 0010 24.9 miles
(39.8 km)		 Barns were destroyed and a country club lost its roof and two walls.[1]
Source: Tornado History Project - January 24, 1967 Storm Data

Unconfirmed tornadoes

Along with the 30 confirmed tornadoes listed, tornado researcher Thomas P. Grazulis listed two additional F2 tornadoes that may have touched down. The first occurred west of Muscatine, Iowa, where a house was unroofed and ripped apart. The other occurred in Illinois City, Illinois damaging homes on the south side of town before ripping the roof of a farmhouse east of town. However, neither tornado was confirmed.[1]

See also

References
  1. Grazulis, Thomas P (July 1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. ISBN 1-879362-03-1.
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