Tornado in Missouri, May 23, 1998

A small tornado left an intermittent damage path through the Harvester area of St. Charles County. The first damage occurred about 1/8 mile south of Towers Road in the Vineyards subdivision. Here it snapped several trees and caused minor roof damage. The intensity was F0 with a width of about 40 yards. The tornado crossed Towers Road and moved into the Summerfield subdivision. Seventeen homes in this area suffered roof damage. Two homes were later condemned by county officials. The one injury occurred in this area. A 7 year-old boy suffered a cut from broken glass. The tornado at this point reached the lower end of F1 on the Fujita scale and had a damage width of about 60 yards. The tornado continued northeast and caused damaged in the vicinity of Hickory Dale Road where 8 homes suffered some degree of roof or siding damage. The roof of one home was completely blown off. Here the tornado was also at the lower end of F1 and reached its maximum damage width of 70 yards. The tornado crossed Caulks Hill Road causing some tree damage. The tornado began to dissipate with only tree damage noted to Jungs Station Road.