Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, St. Louis County, Missouri, February 10, 1959
RatingF4
Deaths21
Injuries345
Length23.9 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.53, -90.60) to the end point (38.67, -90.15), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 10, 1959, 1:40 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Missouri, Illinois
- Counties
- St. Louis County, St. Louis city, Madison County
- Path
- 23.9 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 21 deaths, 345 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 10, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 1959 | F3 | Indiana | 3.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F3 | Kentucky | 1.5 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F3 | Ohio | 10.5 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F2 | Indiana | 0.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F1 | Illinois | 29.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F1 | Georgia | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 1959 | F0 | Missouri | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.