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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service St Louis MO
902 PM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025


...NWS Damage Survey (Ongoing) for 03/14/2025 Tornado Event...

.Northeastern Franklin County and Western St. Louis County...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    130 mph
Path Length /statute/:  13.63 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               1

Start Date:             03/14/2025
Start Time:             8:56 p.m. CDT
Start Location:         Villa Ridge, MO
Start Lat/Lon:          38.46/-90.87

End Date:               03/14/2025
End Time:               9:10 p.m. CDT
End Location:           Fox Creek, MO
End Lat/Lon:            38.59/-90.68

A tornado developed at 8:56 p.m. on March 14, 2025 on the east
side of Villa Ridge, between American Inn Road and Saint Marys
Road north of Interstate 44. The tornado very quickly intensified
as it moved into a neighborhood near the intersection of
Interstate 44 and US Highway 100. In that neighborhood, the tornado
damaged numerous homes, making several of them uninhabitable. The
strongest estimated wind speeds in this neighborhood were estimated
at 130 mph, based on significant damage to three of these homes.

The tornado continued to the northeast, damaging an industrial
facility before moving into a heavily wooded area in northeastern
Franklin County. Here, the tornado resulted in a narrow track of
concentrated, instense tree damage. Before crossing into St. Louis
County, the tornado hit a micorwave tower, knocking the top portion
of the tower to the ground. These winds were also estimated to be
130 mph. The tornado then moved into western St. Louis County, where
it continued to produce concentrated, significant tree damage before
dissipating at the bend in US Highway 100, northeast of Fox Creek.


&&

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

$$

Maples