I was in 5th grade. We lived on Traverse Lane in Edmundson. We huddled in the hallway---no basements in those houses. Ours was the only house on our street without broken windows, because my dad left the back door open. Afterward, he walked around to have a look, and when he got back he said the houses on St. Girard and St. Jerome were leveled. I remember it got real cold after the storm, and I was reading "Robin Hood" by candlelight because we had no power. That night is seared into my memory
I'm assuming this same tornado took out Spartan Dept store (now Brekenridge Hills shopping center) barely missing us, we lived on Edmund Dr. at the time, and we weren't in the basement either.
yes all correct. tracked very similar to the good friday tornadoes. i remember thinking something was up when it was so warm at recess. we lived at bottom of bristolhall in westhaven. galaxy court was totally leveled. came across dorset & fee fee then crossed lindburgh. you could see the paths of bent trees in the woods. there were 2 of them....
I lived on the corner of Dawn Hill Dr and Glenmeade when this hit. I was 13 years old and home alone with my little brother. I vividly remember heading to the basement when debris started pounding the house. We were 3 steps from the basement floor when the power went out, the clocks stopped at 7:03pm. Our house sustained minimum damage but everything to the north was shredded, including our curbside shrubbery and mailbox. (see the pic at 0:46) It was that close
The teachers did not resist the unusually warm weather or the cajoling of the older students as they allowed for the rare January football game at Weber Elementary School in Creve Coeur (now the Creve Coeur Government Center). At 4:00pm the wind was blowing, terrifically, but remained quite warm under a very blue sky as the sun began to set.
For 2 or 3 days, police directed thousands of awe-struck sight-seers driving slowly past the incredible damage in Riverbend and Old Farm Estates.
I was 7 then and I still remember how warm it had been than day (70 degrees)and that night hearing the roar as it hit us in Spanish Lake. We were relatively unscathed. Found this today after talking with someone who had lived near Maryland Heights then. She remembers the homes that were leveled and the National Guard coming in. Her home was livable again after 5 weeks. I wasn't aware, until today, of the extent of this tornado outbreak.
I remember the damage at Riverbend Estates. I was 15 at the time. Thankfully, though it was intense, it was a very narrow funnel that skipped around. For several years after in the area, you'd see very chic looking bird nests with pink fiberglass insulation woven into them! I remember the first news reports coming in - a reporter said "You're not going to believe this but there's a whole house on Lindbergh Blvd."
I went through this tornado, house in Maryland Heights was completely destroyed. Was home with my sister. One of the girls that died lived next door to us. I remember Daktari had just gone off the air when the TV went out and then the lights went off. What made is worse for our family was that my father had died the year before and my grandmother had just died. It was a bad year, but still have fond memories of the hood and the kids in it. I had my 15 minutes of fame too.
Our house in Maryland Heights was destroyed with us in it and I remember this like it was yesterday. Sent my dad and brother to the hospital. Luckily both survived but not everyone in this tornado was that lucky.
Whoops! Didn't finish the post. My uncle saw it in St. Ann from Northwest Plaza and say he saw it wriggle down onto St. Charles Rock Road. Which means the tornado wasn't on the ground throughout its path. By that time the sirens were sounding and people were aware something was up. Everyone in the County Library, which had been a modernistic movie house, sure got a surprise when the roof and a wall departed.
An interesting tornado because it was so violent and so long a track but in most of its path had a narrow track. In parts of its life it moved above the ground; for example in Maryland Heights a street on a hill got hit badly but no lower streets around it. The intersection of Fee Fee and Dorsett got whammed because it stood, and still stands, on a high ridge above the Midland Valley. Few people saw the funnel but there was one; my uncle saw it in S
The Weather Service learned of the 1967 tornado only when a citizen called in to report it. The explanations of why the Service hadn't gotten a warning out are amazing. The Weather Service learned of the 1959 tornado after it hit and even though people were calling radio stations about the raging thunderstorms preceding it, the Weather Service said conditions were not right for a tornado. The explanations afterward were, well, lies. Historically, a great weather office but tornado unlucky.
I was in 5th grade. We lived on Traverse Lane in Edmundson. We huddled in the hallway---no basements in those houses. Ours was the only house on our street without broken windows, because my dad left the back door open. Afterward, he walked around to have a look, and when he got back he said the houses on St. Girard and St. Jerome were leveled. I remember it got real cold after the storm, and I was reading "Robin Hood" by candlelight because we had no power. That night is seared into my memory
gregrxstl 1 month ago
I'm assuming this same tornado took out Spartan Dept store (now Brekenridge Hills shopping center) barely missing us, we lived on Edmund Dr. at the time, and we weren't in the basement either.
the1stFamilyman 1 month ago
lol! happend they day my dad waz born!
billbertking 6 months ago
yes all correct. tracked very similar to the good friday tornadoes. i remember thinking something was up when it was so warm at recess. we lived at bottom of bristolhall in westhaven. galaxy court was totally leveled. came across dorset & fee fee then crossed lindburgh. you could see the paths of bent trees in the woods. there were 2 of them....
cameronrr1 10 months ago
I lived on the corner of Dawn Hill Dr and Glenmeade when this hit. I was 13 years old and home alone with my little brother. I vividly remember heading to the basement when debris started pounding the house. We were 3 steps from the basement floor when the power went out, the clocks stopped at 7:03pm. Our house sustained minimum damage but everything to the north was shredded, including our curbside shrubbery and mailbox. (see the pic at 0:46) It was that close
surfnname 10 months ago
The teachers did not resist the unusually warm weather or the cajoling of the older students as they allowed for the rare January football game at Weber Elementary School in Creve Coeur (now the Creve Coeur Government Center). At 4:00pm the wind was blowing, terrifically, but remained quite warm under a very blue sky as the sun began to set.
For 2 or 3 days, police directed thousands of awe-struck sight-seers driving slowly past the incredible damage in Riverbend and Old Farm Estates.
billysings 1 year ago
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KLM817 1 year ago
Does anyone know where the tornado hit in St. Ann? Like what intersection or area??
KLM817 1 year ago
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KLM817 1 year ago
Dayum that might have hit where the creve couer ice rink is. I'm practicing on where an f4 tornado once stood.
stlchevy95 1 year ago
I was 7 then and I still remember how warm it had been than day (70 degrees)and that night hearing the roar as it hit us in Spanish Lake. We were relatively unscathed. Found this today after talking with someone who had lived near Maryland Heights then. She remembers the homes that were leveled and the National Guard coming in. Her home was livable again after 5 weeks. I wasn't aware, until today, of the extent of this tornado outbreak.
915mcm 1 year ago
Wow, a tornado in January? That is bizarre! I never heard about this.
bgoldrock 1 year ago
I remember the damage at Riverbend Estates. I was 15 at the time. Thankfully, though it was intense, it was a very narrow funnel that skipped around. For several years after in the area, you'd see very chic looking bird nests with pink fiberglass insulation woven into them! I remember the first news reports coming in - a reporter said "You're not going to believe this but there's a whole house on Lindbergh Blvd."
poetcomic1 1 year ago
WOW that wasn't far from my house in Ferguson.
StLouisEarl 1 year ago
Annoying the way, the broadcast flashes through the pics like a person with attention deficient disorder or something.
TheNomadicview 2 years ago
Olive and Ladue? Straight through Satan's Lair.
reggaejen 2 years ago
I believe this is the tornado that ripped off the roof of the house next to ours, but spared our house any damage - very minimal if any at all.
Maisy5 2 years ago
i live there :)
Carzarecool44 2 years ago
I went through this tornado, house in Maryland Heights was completely destroyed. Was home with my sister. One of the girls that died lived next door to us. I remember Daktari had just gone off the air when the TV went out and then the lights went off. What made is worse for our family was that my father had died the year before and my grandmother had just died. It was a bad year, but still have fond memories of the hood and the kids in it. I had my 15 minutes of fame too.
George Duke
juxtapositioned 2 years ago
That's me in the video at the end - the little girl with the bandage over her eye. My 15 minutes of fame I guess!
knichols65 2 years ago
Our house in Maryland Heights was destroyed with us in it and I remember this like it was yesterday. Sent my dad and brother to the hospital. Luckily both survived but not everyone in this tornado was that lucky.
JayNHuff 3 years ago
wow I've never heard of this until now; and I live in Saint Louis
liquidstl 3 years ago
Whoops! Didn't finish the post. My uncle saw it in St. Ann from Northwest Plaza and say he saw it wriggle down onto St. Charles Rock Road. Which means the tornado wasn't on the ground throughout its path. By that time the sirens were sounding and people were aware something was up. Everyone in the County Library, which had been a modernistic movie house, sure got a surprise when the roof and a wall departed.
waynebrasler 4 years ago
An interesting tornado because it was so violent and so long a track but in most of its path had a narrow track. In parts of its life it moved above the ground; for example in Maryland Heights a street on a hill got hit badly but no lower streets around it. The intersection of Fee Fee and Dorsett got whammed because it stood, and still stands, on a high ridge above the Midland Valley. Few people saw the funnel but there was one; my uncle saw it in S
waynebrasler 4 years ago
The Weather Service learned of the 1967 tornado only when a citizen called in to report it. The explanations of why the Service hadn't gotten a warning out are amazing. The Weather Service learned of the 1959 tornado after it hit and even though people were calling radio stations about the raging thunderstorms preceding it, the Weather Service said conditions were not right for a tornado. The explanations afterward were, well, lies. Historically, a great weather office but tornado unlucky.
waynebrasler 4 years ago