Missouri, 1998

Tornadoes in Missouri, April 13, 1998

April 13, 1998 · NWS LSX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A weak tornado tracked from just east of Warrenton in Warren County to Lake St. Louis in St.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$500
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 weak tornado tracked from just east of Warrenton in Warren County to Lake St. Louis in St. Charles County. The tornado was spotted several times along the path by severe storm spotters, intermittently touching down but causing very little damage. The only reported damage of note was to the garage doors at the truck weigh station along Interstate 70 in Foristell.

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 40 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:08 UTC.

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Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Warren

When
April 13, 3:09 PM CST to 3:22 PM CST
Where
Warren County, Warrenton to 1 mi E of Wright City
Rating
F0
Path length
8.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$500
Coordinates
38.820, -91.120

Tornado, St. Charles

When
April 13, 3:22 PM CST to 3:44 PM CST
Where
St. Charles County, Foristell to Lake St Louis
Rating
F0
Path length
9.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
38.820, -90.950

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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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: 5636456, 5636457.