The Transit News solicited recollections (in 1931) of the tornado.

View some examples of the published pictures and accounts of the tornado.

View photos of the 1927 tornado that damaged St. Louis.

The U. S. Weather Bureau produced this pamphlet shortly after the tornado.

Hospitals, schools, gymnasiums and other city institutions were greatly affected.

The ruins of many destroyed churches were documented by local photographers.

The Lafayette Square neighborhood took a direct hit from the powerful tornado

See the damage caused to St. Louis’ residential areas.

Many businesses along Jefferson Avenue and South Broadway were devastated by the tornado.

Rail transportation was severly affected by the Great Cyclone.