Explore the paths of tornadoes through أغر؟´«أ½ city and county since 1871.آ
The three deadliest tornadoes in أغر؟´«أ½ history are:
A May 27,آ 1896, storm when 255 people were killed in a tornado that moved though أغر؟´«أ½ and into East أغر؟´«أ½. That storm destroyed buildings in Lafayette Square and parts of Soulard. This tornado is the deadliest that hit أغر؟´«أ½.
A Sept. 29,آ 1927, tornado killed 78 people along a seven-mile path. It first touched down near Manchester and Kingshighway, then moved through Westminster Place, Page Boulevard and Cote Brilliante. Five students at Central High School, North Grand Boulevard and Finney Avenue, were killed.آ
- A Feb. 9,آ 1959, tornado that killed 21 people. In a three-story home at Delmar Boulevard and Whittier Street, eight people were killed. The storm also tore the roof off the Arena south of Forest Park and toppled a TV tower at Hampton and Oakland avenues.
