Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis
- When
- January 22, 2:20 AM CST to 2:25 AM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Fenton
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 38.520, -90.430
Damaging Wind in Missouri, January 22, 1997
A downburst, generating winds estimated around 80 mph, caused damage in an industrial area of Fenton. The corner of a factory was destroyed, numerous loading dock doors was blown out, some windows broken, and a couple of roofs damaged.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- 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 downburst, generating winds estimated around 80 mph, caused damage in an industrial area of Fenton. The corner of a factory was destroyed, numerous loading dock doors was blown out, some windows broken, and a couple of roofs damaged. An empty truck trailer was blown across a road, downing power lines, and then crashing into other empty trailers.
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 30 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:19 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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Winter Weather in New York, January 22, 1997
- Flash Flood in California, January 22, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Utah, January 22 to 23, 1997
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 22, 1997
- Heavy Snow in California, January 22, 1997
- Winter Weather in New York, January 22, 1997
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 22, 1997
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 22, 1997
- Flash Flooding in California, January 22, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 22 to 23, 1997
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 22, 1997
- Winter Storm in Montana, January 22 to 23, 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: 5586252.