St. Louis-East St. Louis Tornado

This article is about the St. Louis, Missouri tornado of 1896. For other St. Louis tornadoes, see St. Louis tornado history. The "St. Louis - East St. Louis Tornado" is a historic tornado event that occurred on Monday, May 27, 1896, as part of a major tornado outbreak across the Central United States on the 27th, continuing across the Eastern United States on the 28th. It is among the first tornadoes with actual damage photographs. It is one of the deadliest and most destructive tornadoes in U.S. history. This very large, long-track, and violent tornado was the most notable the outbreak which produced other large, long-track, violent, killer tornadoes.
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