Thunderstorm Wind — St. Louis (C), Missouri
July 19, 2006 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Thunderstorm winds caused a partial collapse of a building that was due to be renovated in Lacledes Landing just north of the Arch. Some of the bricks landed on the Eads Bridge causing the bridge to be temporarily closed to traffic. On the Arch grounds 120 trees were blown over and 90 others were severely damaged. At Busch Stadium, the infield tarp was torn and 30 people sustained injuries due to flying debris, including trash cans and vendor stands that were blown over within the stadium. Four of the people injured had to be hospitalized briefly. Also, numerous trees, tree limbs, street signs and power lines were blown down throughout the city. By the time the storms had moved south of the St. Louis area, an estimated 500,000 customers were without electric power. It took almost a w
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.