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Widespread tree damage across St. Charles County. Numerous tree limbs, trees and power lines were blown down in Wentzville, Lake St. Louis, O'Fallon, Saint Peters, Weldon Spring, Cottleville, Harvester, Saint Charles and Orchard Farms. A large wooden fence was blown over in O'Fallon. Also, a large tree was blown onto a house in St. Peters causing moderate roof damage.

Widespread tree damage across St. Charles County. Numerous tree limbs, trees and power lines were blown down in Wentzville, Lake St. Louis, O'Fallon, Saint Peters, Weldon Spring, Cottleville, Harvester, Saint Charles and Orchard Farms. A large wooden fence was blown over in O'Fallon. Also, a large tree was blown onto a house in St. Peters causing moderate roof damage.

Several power lines were blown down just north of St. Paul.

After crossing back into St. Charles County there was additional tree damage, broken power poles, and structural damage noted along Greens Bottom Road. The tornado crossed the Missouri River a third and final time, back into St. Louis County traveling across Highway 364 and north of the Creve Coeur Airport.

After crossing back into St. Charles County there was additional tree damage, broken power poles, and structural damage noted along Greens Bottom Road. The tornado crossed the Missouri River a third and final time, back into St. Louis County traveling across Highway 364 and north of the Creve Coeur Airport.

Damaging thunderstorm winds moved from north to south across the western portions of St. Charles County. At the intersection of Highway T and Highway D, several power poles were snapped off. A large tree was blown down near the intersection of Lake St. Louis Boulevard and Locksley Manor Drive. A tree and power lines were knocked down near the intersection of Sonderen Street and E. Elm Street. Also, a large tree was blown down on to Highway 94 just northeast of Defiance.

Widespread thunderstorm wind damage between St. Peters and Harvester. Numerous tree limbs were blown down, as well as power lines. Also, a garage door was bowed inward on a home in Cottleville.

Widespread thunderstorm wind damage between St. Peters and Harvester. Numerous tree limbs were blown down, as well as power lines. Also, a garage door was bowed inward on a home in Cottleville.

Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree, tree limb and power line damage between Lake St. Louis, Dardenne Prairie and St. Peters. A couple of trees fell across a roadway about 4 miles south of Dardenne Prairie. Several power lines were knocked down at the intersection of Sommers Road and Highway N. Also, an 8 inch diameter tree limb fell onto a house in St. Peters causing minor roof and gutter damage.

Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree, tree limb and power line damage between Lake St. Louis, Dardenne Prairie and St. Peters. A couple of trees fell across a roadway about 4 miles south of Dardenne Prairie. Several power lines were knocked down at the intersection of Sommers Road and Highway N. Also, an 8 inch diameter tree limb fell onto a house in St. Peters causing minor roof and gutter damage.

Thunderstorm winds caused wide spread damage across the central portions of St. Charles County. Numerous large tree limbs and power lines were blown down and several large trees were either knocked over or uprooted.

Thunderstorm winds caused wide spread damage across the central portions of St. Charles County. Numerous large tree limbs and power lines were blown down and several large trees were either knocked over or uprooted.

Widespread wind damage occurred over portions of O'Fallon, St. Peters and Cottleville areas. Numerous trees were blown down as well as tree limbs and some power lines.

Widespread wind damage occurred over portions of O'Fallon, St. Peters and Cottleville areas. Numerous trees were blown down as well as tree limbs and some power lines.

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous tree limbs between St. Peters and the Cottleville/Weldon Spring area. Also, a tree was snapped off and numerous power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous tree limbs between St. Peters and the Cottleville/Weldon Spring area. Also, a tree was snapped off and numerous power lines were blown down.

Sustained highs winds of 40 mph as well as gusts around 55 mph caused scattered tree and power line damage throughout the county. In St. Charles a large tree was blown down.

A wide swath of damaging winds moved across the eastern half of St. Charles County. There were numerous reports of large trees, tree branches and power lines blown down. In Portage Des Sioux at two local marinas on the Mississippi River, several boats were cast into the main channel. Also, a dock was flipped over as well as a pickup truck. Near West Alton, a wooden barn was flattened and several large trees blown down. Winds were estimated between 60 and 80 MPH in the Portage Des Sioux area.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines near the intersection of N. Kingshighway Street and Elm Street.

Thunderstorm winds blew a large tree down onto power lines on Henning Road. Also, another tree was blown down onto the roadway just north of Defiance.

Thunderstorm winds blew over a tree just northeast of Lake St. Louis. Also, several power lines were blown down along Mexico Road near intersection with Mid Rivers Mall Drive.

Thunderstorm winds blew over a tree just northeast of Lake St. Louis. Also, several power lines were blown down along Mexico Road near intersection with Mid Rivers Mall Drive.

A line of severe storms moved across St. Charles County. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Dardenne Prairie, Lake St. Louis, O'Fallon, Cottleville, St. Peters and St. Charles. One house on Friedens Road in St. Charles had a large tree fall on it causing major damage. No injuries were reported.

A line of severe storms moved across St. Charles County. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Dardenne Prairie, Lake St. Louis, O'Fallon, Cottleville, St. Peters and St. Charles. One house on Friedens Road in St. Charles had a large tree fall on it causing major damage. No injuries were reported.

An enhanced area of wind damage was surveyed from 6 miles north-northwest of Marthasville (Warren County) to 1 mile north of Defiance (St. Charles County). The area of wind damage was roughly 3 miles wide and 20.5 miles long. Thousands of trees were either topped, snapped or uprooted in this swath. Many roads were blocked in this area due to fallen trees and power lines. There was also several outbuildings that lost roofs and residences that suffered minor damage. The wind is estimated to have been as high as 80 mph and lasted upward of 5 minutes according to eyewitness accounts.

Tornado touched down 1.2 miles northwest of the intersection of Silvers Road and Highway C. The tornado traveled to the southeast. About half a mile west northwest of the intersection of Silvers Road and Highway C, a large outbuilding was destroyed, numerous trees snapped off and a house sustained moderate window, roof and siding damage. On the south side of Silvers road, a mobile home just had a few shingles blown off, but a small shed on the backside of mobile home was destroyed. Just a little further east and southeast, there was a convergent pattern in the corn field and a couple of power poles were snapped. The tornado crossed Highway C about a third of a mile south of the intersection of Highway C and Silvers Road. In this location, on the east side of the highway, a house sustained considerable damage. Most of the roof was removed, but the walls remained standing. Also, several power poles were snapped off along Highway C. Just north of the house, a large shed was destroyed and numerous trees were snapped off. The tornado then began to take a more easterly track. Just sporadic tree damage was observed along this section, as well as a couple of power poles that were leaning. The tornado then lifted and dissipated one mile east southeast of the intersection of Highway C and Silvers Road. Overall, the tornado was rated EF2 with a path length of 2.26 miles and a max path width of 400 yards.

Tornado touched down 1.2 miles northwest of the intersection of Silvers Road and Highway C. The tornado traveled to the southeast. About half a mile west northwest of the intersection of Silvers Road and Highway C, a large outbuilding was destroyed, numerous trees snapped off and a house sustained moderate window, roof and siding damage. On the south side of Silvers road, a mobile home just had a few shingles blown off, but a small shed on the backside of mobile home was destroyed. Just a little further east and southeast, there was a convergent pattern in the corn field and a couple of power poles were snapped. The tornado crossed Highway C about a third of a mile south of the intersection of Highway C and Silvers Road. In this location, on the east side of the highway, a house sustained considerable damage. Most of the roof was removed, but the walls remained standing. Also, several power poles were snapped off along Highway C. Just north of the house, a large shed was destroyed and numerous trees were snapped off. The tornado then began to take a more easterly track. Just sporadic tree damage was observed along this section, as well as a couple of power poles that were leaning. The tornado then lifted and dissipated one mile east southeast of the intersection of Highway C and Silvers Road. Overall, the tornado was rated EF2 with a path length of 2.26 miles and a max path width of 400 yards.

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large trees in an area from the Katy Trail in Weldon Springs to Cottleville then onto St. Peters, and St. Charles areas. One large tree was blown down in the Timberwood Trails subdivision blocking the street. A large portion of a tree landed on the roof of a house on Park Charles Blvd South causing moderate damage and a large trampoline was thrown into a pool 3 houses down from where it had been. Also, the cross arm on a power pole just southwest of Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital was snapped. Another large tree was blown over onto a house in the 1000 block of Madison Street near Lindenwood University. The house sustained moderate damage, though no one was injured in the home. Another large tree fell onto an unoccupied car on Elm Street near Duchesne High School.

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large trees in an area from the Katy Trail in Weldon Springs to Cottleville then onto St. Peters, and St. Charles areas. One large tree was blown down in the Timberwood Trails subdivision blocking the street. A large portion of a tree landed on the roof of a house on Park Charles Blvd South causing moderate damage and a large trampoline was thrown into a pool 3 houses down from where it had been. Also, the cross arm on a power pole just southwest of Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital was snapped. Another large tree was blown over onto a house in the 1000 block of Madison Street near Lindenwood University. The house sustained moderate damage, though no one was injured in the home. Another large tree fell onto an unoccupied car on Elm Street near Duchesne High School.

A microburst caused a narrow swath of damage from just northeast of Spencer Library to around Willott Road between Spencer Drive and Spencer Creek. The highest winds appear to have occurred in an area from the City of St. Peters Maintenance Facility on Boone Hills Drive southeast to near Spencer Creek north of Willott Road. The greatest damage occurred in two locations. The first was at the maintenance facility, where the roof of one of the maintenance sheds was blown west northwest into a neighboring residential area. Part of the roof hit a house causing minor damage to it was well as an above ground pool. The second area was on Wells Fargo Drive, where a large uprooted tree caused structural damage to the roof and sidewalls of a house. Maximum winds of this microburst were estimated to be in the 80 to 85 mph range. The majority of the damage was broken tree limbs and power lines.

A microburst caused a narrow swath of damage from just northeast of Spencer Library to around Willott Road between Spencer Drive and Spencer Creek. The highest winds appear to have occurred in an area from the City of St. Peters Maintenance Facility on Boone Hills Drive southeast to near Spencer Creek north of Willott Road. The greatest damage occurred in two locations. The first was at the maintenance facility, where the roof of one of the maintenance sheds was blown west northwest into a neighboring residential area. Part of the roof hit a house causing minor damage to it was well as an above ground pool. The second area was on Wells Fargo Drive, where a large uprooted tree caused structural damage to the roof and sidewalls of a house. Maximum winds of this microburst were estimated to be in the 80 to 85 mph range. The majority of the damage was broken tree limbs and power lines.

Thunderstorms winds caused a wide swath of wind damage across St. Peters. There were several large trees blown down as well as numerous large tree limbs. Also, several power lines were blown down. One large tree fell onto a house causing major damage. Another large tree fell onto the house causing minor damage. No injuries were reported.

Thunderstorms winds caused a wide swath of wind damage across St. Peters. There were several large trees blown down as well as numerous large tree limbs. Also, several power lines were blown down. One large tree fell onto a house causing major damage. Another large tree fell onto the house causing minor damage. No injuries were reported.

Two large trees were blown down, which in turn knocked down a couple of power lines.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines at the intersection of Bryan Road and Mexico Road.

Thunderstorm winds snapped a power pole on the east outer road just north of Dauphine Drive in Lake St. Louis.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees and tree limbs on Island Road north of intersection with Highway H. Also, a number of power poles were blown down along Highway 94 between Portage Des Sioux and West Alton. Highway 94 was shutdown for a time due to power poles and lines across the roadway.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees and tree limbs on Island Road north of intersection with Highway H. Also, a number of power poles were blown down along Highway 94 between Portage Des Sioux and West Alton. Highway 94 was shutdown for a time due to power poles and lines across the roadway.

A line of severe thunderstorms moved through Foristell and Wentzville. Several trees and power lines were blown down. Also, the goal posts at Progress Park on northeast side of Wentzville were blown over.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines.

Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple of power lines near Mid Rivers Mall in St. Peters.

Thunderstorm winds caused considerable damage in the Harvester area. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. Also, several buildings sustained minor to moderate roof damage. At an auto repair business, an employee sustained a cut to his hand due to flying debris. A nearby stripmall had major roof damage and an air conditioning unit on the roof was blown off. A little further to the east, an 80 foot by 40 foot tent was blown over and the produce that was being sold there was scattered on the ground.

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines in an area from the Stone Meadows Subdivision northeastward towards the GM Plant that is north of I-70 and east of U.S. Highway 61. The width of the damage path was about half a mile to a mile wide. Also, numerous light poles were blown down in parking lots and a couple of small sheds sustained minor to moderate damage. A semi was blown over onto a car on east bound I-70 near the Highway A exit. One person sustained moderate injuries and was taken to a local hospital. In the Stone Meadows Subdivision, one house sustained a large section of siding damage and a house two doors down lost about half of its roof.

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines in an area from the Stone Meadows Subdivision northeastward towards the GM Plant that is north of I-70 and east of U.S. Highway 61. The width of the damage path was about half a mile to a mile wide. Also, numerous light poles were blown down in parking lots and a couple of small sheds sustained minor to moderate damage. A semi was blown over onto a car on east bound I-70 near the Highway A exit. One person sustained moderate injuries and was taken to a local hospital. In the Stone Meadows Subdivision, one house sustained a large section of siding damage and a house two doors down lost about half of its roof.

Thunderstorm winds caused a wide swath of tree damage extending from O'Fallon through St. Peters and into St. Charles. Also, numerous power lines were blown down. One tree split in half and landed on the front porch of a home causing minor damage.

Several power lines and a tree were blown down at the intersection of Portage Road and Grafton Ferry Road.

Thunderstorm winds bldw down several power lines in Wentzville. Also, numerous large tree limbs were blown down in St. Peters.

Thunderstorm winds bldw down several power lines in Wentzville. Also, numerous large tree limbs were blown down in St. Peters.

Several large trees, numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down.

Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. Also, a car dealership building sustained minor roof damage.

Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down throughout St. Peters, Cottleville and Harvester.

Numerous power lines were blown down and arcing, causing a number of fires and alarms within the city of St. Charles.

Power poles were reported down at the intersection of Mexico and Guthrie Roads.

Thunderstorm wind gusts snapped 3 power poles in half at Sidentop Road and Technology Drive.

Amateur radio spotters reported power poles and lines down.

Amateur radio spotters reported power lines down.

A fast moving bow echo storm moved across northern St. Charles County downing trees, power lines, and causing minor structural damage. Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a convenience store just south of the Zumbehl Road/I-70 overpass. Large trees and tree limbs were blown down on the Lindenwood University campus and areas nearby. Several large tree limbs blown down near the intersection of Mid Rivers Mall Drive and Willot Road. Many of the areas affected lost electric service for several days. The storms on the 19th and 21st knocked out electric service to a combined 700,000 customers across the St. Louis Metropolitan area.

Storm spotters and amateur radio spotters reported numerous trees and large tree limbs down in the St. Peters and St. Charles areas. Power was also out in several locations.

Storm spotters measured wind gusts of 78 in Flint Hill and 62 mph in Wentzville. A house under construction in Flint Hill was damaged by the wind. Trees and power lines were also down in the area. In Lake St. Louis, roof shingles were blown off the roof of the Community Center building. A sail boat sank and trees and power lines were down. In O'Fallon, a couple of 1 foot diameter trees were downed.

A severe thunderstorm produced hail up to 2 inches in diameter and downed trees and power lines in St. Peters. Several neighborhoods were without power for several hours due to the damage.

A severe thunderstorm which took on a bowing structure caused wind damage across a large part of St. Charles County. Trees and power lines were down in the New Melle area and scattered trees were also reported down in O''Fallon and St. Peters. One inch hail was reported in Wentzville.

Thunderstorm wind gusts caused scattered damage in Wentzville. Power lines were blown down on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near Pearce Boulevard. The roof of a car wash was blown off and numerous trees and power lines were reported down.

Storm spotters reported trees and power lines down in Defiance, at the intersection of Interstate 70 and Highway K, and along Highway D.

Wentzville Emergency Management reported numerous trees and power lines down. Amateur radio spotters reported trees and power lines down in New Melle.

County emergency management reported trees and power lines down along Highway 94 in the Defiance and Augusta areas.

Emergency management officials reported wind damage across the west part of St. Charles County. Numerous trees and power lines were downed and the roof of a couple of storage buildings was blown off.