Thunderstorm Wind, St. Charles
- When
- April 18, 8:58 PM CST
- Where
- St. Charles County, St Peters
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Injuries
- 10 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 38.800, -90.620
Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 18, 1997
A dry microburst caused wind damage in St. Peters.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 10
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.
A dry microburst caused wind damage in St. Peters. Trees and power lines were downed as were some signs along Interstate 70. A church also suffered roof damage. About 10 people were injured from the shingles flying off the church. The adjacent rectory also lost part of its roof.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 12 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:57 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flood in North Dakota, April 18 to 23, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, April 18 to 19, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, April 18, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, April 18 to 19, 1997
- Frost and Freeze in Kentucky, April 18, 1997
- Frost and Freeze in Illinois, April 18, 1997
- Frost and Freeze in Missouri, April 18, 1997
- Frost and Freeze in Indiana, April 18, 1997
- Flash Flooding in New Hampshire, April 18 to 20, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Maine, April 18 to 20, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 18, 1997
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, April 18, 1997
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5596072.