2011 St. Louis tornado

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In the evening hours of Good Friday, April 22, 2011, a violent and destructive EF4 tornado, with winds of 170 mph (270 km/h) struck the St. Louis metropolitan area, across the U.S. states of Missouri, and Illinois. The tornado, which was the strongest to hit St. Louis County or City since January 1967, moved through many suburbs and neighborhoods, impacting many homes and businesses in its wake. The worst damage was inflicted in the suburb of Bridgeton, Missouri, where a few homes were heavily damaged or destroyed.

In its 21.3-mile (34.3 km) track across the St. Louis metropolitan area, the Good Friday tornado, as it is known by the National Weather Service and the press, damaged thousands of homes, left thousands without power, and caused heavy damage to St. Louis Lambert International Airport, closing it for nearly 24 hours. The tornado crossed over the Mississippi River, and tore the roofs off homes in Granite City, Illinois before dissipating. The tornado was part of a major three-day tornado outbreak across the United States, and was one of two intense (EF3+) tornadoes during the event, with the other being an EF3 tornado that occurred in Macoupin County, Illinois on April 19. This aforementioned outbreak preceded the 2011 Super Outbreak.