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The 1896 St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado (great cyclone) was a historic tornado that caused severe damage to downtown St. Louis, Missouri, East St. Louis, Illinois, and surrounding areas on Wednesday, May 27, 1896, at around 5:00 pm.
While it was just one of nearly 40 tornadoes to touch down in the central and southern parts of the country between May 15 and May 28, the Great St. Louis Tornado of 1896 still remains one of the deadliest tornadoes in United States history.
The tornado outbreak sequence of May 1896 was a series of violent and deadly tornado outbreaks that struck much of the Central and Southern United States from May 15 to 28, 1896. It is considered one of the worst tornado outbreak sequences on record with tornado expert Tom Grazulis stating that the week of May 24–28 was "perhaps ...
21 de abr. de 2012 · On May 27th, 1896, one of the deadliest tornadoes on record devastated the St. Louis and East St. Louis areas. The 1896 Tornado Season has the distinction of...
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6 de may. de 2016 · May 27, 1896 remains one of the deadliest single tornado outbreaks in United States history, with over 300 killed by at least seven separate tornadoes in Missouri and Illinois. With the death toll from the outbreak sequence now approaching 500, the final day, May 28, brought more tornadoes to the Eastern Seaboard as the shortwave ...
The tornado, known as the Great Cyclone, cut a ten-mile swath of destruction that completely destroyed 311 buildings, heavily damaged 7,200 more and caused substantial harm to yet another 1,300. In a mere twenty minutes, 255 people were killed.
The tornado struck the city of St. Louis at around 4:30pm on May 27, 1896. It began in the western suburbs of the city and traveled eastward, passing through the downtown area and continuing into the eastern suburbs. The tornado was moving at a speed of around 60 miles per hour and was accompanied by heavy rain and strong winds.
