Living St. Louis
1959 Tornado
Special | 11m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
Sixty years ago, a rare winter tornado cut through the heart of St. Louis.
Sixty years ago, a rare winter tornado cut through the heart of St. Louis in the middle of the night. Meteorologists did not see it coming, but if they had, the city’s sirens could only be used to warn of enemy attack.
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Living St. Louis is a local public television program presented by Nine PBS
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Living St. Louis
1959 Tornado
Special | 11m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
Sixty years ago, a rare winter tornado cut through the heart of St. Louis in the middle of the night. Meteorologists did not see it coming, but if they had, the city’s sirens could only be used to warn of enemy attack.
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Living St. Louis is a local public television program presented by Nine PBS
Support for Living St. Louis is provided by the Betsy & Thomas Patterson Foundation.