Scenes from the Jan. 24, 1967, tornado: One of the worst twisters to ever hit St. Louis
The Jan. 24, 1967, tornado was considered at the time to be the fourth worst tornado to hit St. Louis, according to the National Weather Service. Touching down at 6:55 p.m., the twister followed a 21-mile path that started near Chesterfield and took a northeast direction through North County
• Started at 6:55 p.m. Jan. 24 in western St. Louis County
• Ran 21 miles over 35 minutes
• Three fatalities and 216 injuries
• $15 million in damages
• Damage path was 50 to 200 yards wide
• 168 homes destroyed, 258 with major damage, 1,485 with minor damage
• More than 600 businesses damaged or destroyed
Maryland Heights
The bedroom of 11-month old Diane Ozarowski lies open to the ski after the roof was lifted off her home on Glengate Drive in Maryland Heights. Her parents were eating dinner when they heard the tornado approaching, grabbed Diane and rushed to safety in the basement. The family poodle, Gigi, was later found waiting in the wreckage. Lynn Spence/Post-Dispath photo.
Meeting the governor
County supervisor Lawrence Roos (left) and Governor Warren Hearnes talk with Mrs. Richard Shanbacher in front of the wreckage of her home on Glenmeade Drive. Jim Rackwits/Post-Dispatch photo
Glenmeade Drive
Children of George Duke search through the wreckage of their home on Glenmeade Drive. Their neighbor, 4-year old Diane Schlegel, was killed in the tornado. Louis Phillips/Post-Dispatch photo.
Griffith Elementary
Glenwood subdivision
West County
Chesterfield Manor
Edmundson
St. Ann shopping center
Glenwood subdivision
Survivors recall tornado
Survivors recall tornado
Survivors recall tornado
Touching down at 6:55 p.m., the twister followed a 21-mile path that started near Chesterfield and took a northeast direction through North County