Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis
- When
- July 4, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County, Florissant
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.780, -90.330
Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 4, 1998
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed some trees and utility lines in parts of north St. Louis County.
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
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed some trees and utility lines in parts of north St. Louis County. About 20,000 to 30,000 people lost electrical power.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 4, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Montana, July 4, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in North Dakota, July 4 to 20, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Montana, July 4, 1998
- Tornado in Indiana, July 4, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Kansas, July 4, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 4, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 4, 1998
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, July 4, 1998
- Tornado in Texas, July 4, 1998
- Hail in Nebraska, July 4, 1998
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, July 4, 1998
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, July 1998
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: 5663126.