The History of St. Louis tornadoes and Lafayette's Farewell Tour

On May 16, 2025, an EF-3 tornado touched down in the St. Louis area, causing 5 deaths and over a billion dollars in damage. How often have tornadoes hit the St Louis area? Amanda Clark, Public Historian for the Missouri Historical Society talks about it. She also covers the really interesting story of General Lafayette's Farewell Tour which included St. Louis. It covered 6000 miles and St. Louis was the western-most stop. Lafayette was one of the first celebrities and the city pulled out all the stops. It's fascinating. This year is the 200th anniversary of his visit. A group recreated the event...you'll want to hear about it!