DisasterAtlasUSA

This is a record of past federal disaster declarations, not a forecast. Federal assistance figures are aid obligated under specific programs, not total damages. For current threats, check the National Weather Service and FEMA.

Home / Storms / Missouri

Thunderstorm WindSt. Louis (C), Missouri

April 28, 2012 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
100
Property damage
Magnitude
52 EG
Area
St. Louis (C)

Event narrative (NOAA)

About 100 people were injured and one person was killed when a tent collapsed on a crowd that was gathered after a Cardinals game at Kilroy's Sports Bar (720 South Seventh Street). Seventeen people were taken to area hospitals and treated for their injuries. According to radar data and eye witness reports, outflow winds of 50 to 60 mph from the rear flank downdraft of the supercell thunderstorm arrived between 3:40 p.m. and 3:50 p.m. causing the localized damage near Busch Stadium.

Other notable thunderstorm wind events in Missouri

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.

Thunderstorm Wind — St. Louis (C), Missouri, April 28, 2012 | DisasterAtlasUSA