April 3rd Olivette and University City Tornado

Survey Summary: A weak tornado touched down just west of Interstate 170 in the backyard of a residence on Stoneleigh Towers St. at 5:19 a.m. CDT, uprooting several large mature hardwood trees and topping a large pine tree. It crossed Interstate 170 and caused minor damage to trees and roofs in an apartment complex and adjacent office building along Old Towne Dr. The tornado then caused more significant tree damage east along Rowland Drive toward N. McKnight Road. A few houses were hit by trees causing signifcant damage. The tornado grew to its largest width, about 100 yards, while crossing N. McKnight Road. It is here that the most concentrated damage occurred with many houses loosing siding, roofing and having windows blown out by debris. Many large trees were uprooted and one tree adjacent to the Ruth Park Golf Club experienced significant twisting of the branches. The tornado continued east causing similar damage along Charters Ave. The tornado then weakened and dissipated at 5:21 a.m. after uprooting several large trees in the Ruth Park Golf Club. A total of 100 buildings were damaged by the tornado and damaging straight line thunderstorm winds, 20 had significant damage, and several cars were destroyed by falling trees or large limbs. Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 MPH Path Length: 0.6 miles Path Width: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/03/2014 Start Time: 5:19 a.m. CDT Start Location: Olivette Start LAT/LON: 38.6700 /-90.3625 End Date: 04/03/2014 End Time: 5:21 a.m. CDT End Location: University City End LAT/LON: 38.6682 / -90.3511


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