Weldon Spring, MO tornado history
37 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Weldon Spring, MO from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 26th of 211 Missouri cities with a tornado on record. 8 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on June 4, 2025 (EF1, 6.8-mile path); the strongest, on April 22, 2011, was rated EF4. The deadliest, on January 24, 1967, killed 3 along its path.
Dashed circle: 10 miles from the city's Census center point. A tornado counts when its recorded path passes inside the circle. Paths run straight from start to end point, as SPC records them.
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Every tornado within 10 miles of the center of Weldon Spring, MO
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2025 | EF1 | 6.8 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Louis County, MO | 4.8 mi |
| Mar 14, 2025 | EF2 | 20.7 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Louis County, MO | 6.3 mi |
| Mar 14, 2025 | EF2 | 17.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Franklin County, MO | 8.5 mi |
| May 6, 2024 | EF0 | 2.2 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Charles County, MO | 6.9 mi |
| Apr 1, 2024 | EF0 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Louis County, MO | 6.7 mi |
| May 19, 2022 | EF0 | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Louis County, MO | 9.7 mi |
| Dec 10, 2021 | EF3 | 27.3 mi | 1 / 2 | St. Charles County, MO | 1.5 mi |
| Jun 28, 2015 | EF2 | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Charles County, MO | 8.6 mi |
| Sep 9, 2014 | EF0 | 1.7 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Charles County, MO | 4.6 mi |
| Jun 7, 2014 | EF0 | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Charles County, MO | 3.6 mi |
| May 31, 2013 | EF3 | 31.7 mi | 0 / 8 | St. Charles County, MO | 0.5 mi |
| Apr 10, 2013 | EF1 | 1.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Franklin County, MO | 9.9 mi |
| Aug 31, 2012 | EF0 | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Charles County, MO | 7.5 mi |
| Apr 22, 2011 | EF4 | 21.3 mi | 0 / 5 | St. Louis County, MO → IL | 9.2 mi |
| Apr 22, 2011 | EF1 | 7.3 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Charles County, MO | 8.2 mi |
| Feb 27, 2011 | EF1 | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Louis County, MO | 6.4 mi |
| Feb 27, 2011 | EF1 | 0.7 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Louis County, MO | 6.8 mi |
| Feb 27, 2011 | EF1 | 0.9 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Louis County, MO | 6.2 mi |
| Feb 27, 2011 | EF1 | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Louis County, MO | 6.9 mi |
| Feb 27, 2011 | EF1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Louis County, MO | 7.0 mi |
| Dec 31, 2010 | EF1 | 1.7 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Louis County, MO | 9.6 mi |
| Apr 10, 2001 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Charles County, MO | 7.5 mi |
| May 23, 1998 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 1 | St. Charles County, MO | 4.8 mi |
| Apr 13, 1998 | F0 | 18.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Warren County, MO | 7.5 mi |
| Jul 31, 1993 | F0 | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Charles County, MO | 6.5 mi |
| Nov 27, 1990 | F2 | 4.0 mi | 0 / 30 | St. Charles County, MO | 6.1 mi |
| Nov 15, 1988 | F3 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 10 | St. Charles County, MO | 6.8 mi |
| May 1, 1983 | F2 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 3 | St. Charles County, MO | 5.5 mi |
| May 1, 1983 | F1 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Charles County, MO | 8.1 mi |
| Jun 4, 1973 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Charles County, MO | 4.8 mi |
| Oct 24, 1967 | F3 | 21.8 mi | 0 / 2 | St. Louis County, MO → IL | 9.3 mi |
| Jan 24, 1967 | F4 | 25.0 mi | 3 / 216 | St. Louis County, MO | 5.9 mi |
| Oct 14, 1966 | F3 | 2.7 mi | 0 / 26 | St. Charles County, MO | 8.7 mi |
| Apr 22, 1964 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Morris County, KS → MO | 1.7 mi |
| Jun 10, 1958 | F2 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Charles County, MO | 6.8 mi |
| May 3, 1958 | F1 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Louis County, MO | 6.1 mi |
| Mar 24, 1954 | F3 | 21.6 mi | 0 / 0 | St. Charles County, MO → IL | 9.0 mi |
More: St. Charles County tornadoes · Missouri tornado history · Weldon Spring hail history · Missouri damaging wind
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.
NWS Damage Survey Paths Near Weldon Spring
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 12 tornadoes within 10 miles of Weldon Spring in damage surveys (2 EF3, 5 EF2, 2 EF1, 3 EF0). On the map, those paths follow the survey, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, instead of a straight line from start to end.
| Date | Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2025 | EF1 | 107 mph | 6.8 mi | 300 yd | 0 / 0 | 19:50–20:00 UTC | NWS St. Louis |
| Mar 14, 2025 | EF2 | 122 mph | 20.7 mi | 880 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:16–02:39 UTC | NWS St. Louis |
| Mar 14, 2025 | EF2 | 130 mph | 17.8 mi | 644 yd | 0 / 1 | 01:52–02:10 UTC | NWS St. Louis |
| May 6, 2024 | EF0 | 76 mph | 2.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 09:21–09:22 UTC | NWS St. Louis |
| Apr 1, 2024 | EF0 | 85 mph | 2.0 mi | 332 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:32–23:35 UTC | NWS St. Louis |
| May 19, 2022 | EF0 | 80 mph | 0.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 22:06–22:07 UTC | NWS St. Louis |
| Dec 10, 2021 | EF3 | 165 mph | 27.3 mi | 150 yd | 1 / 2 | 01:32–02:01 UTC | NWS St. Louis |
| Jun 28, 2015 | EF2 | 122 mph | 2.3 mi | 400 yd | 0 / 0 | 01:04–01:09 UTC | NWS St. Louis |
| Apr 22, 2011 | EF1 | – | 42.3 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 00:59–01:36 UTC | NWS St. Louis |
| Apr 21, 2011 | EF2 | – | 0.9 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 00:00 UTC | NWS St. Louis |
| Apr 21, 2011 | EF2 | – | 1.6 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 00:00 UTC | NWS St. Louis |
| Apr 21, 2011 | EF3 | – | 0.2 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 00:00 UTC | NWS St. Louis |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.