The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujita_scale" id="mwZw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Fujita scale">F4</a>-strength <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_St._Louis–East_St._Louis_tornado" id="mwaA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="1896 St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado">St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado</a> hits in <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri" id="mwaQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="St. Louis, Missouri">St. Louis, Missouri</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_St._Louis,_Illinois" id="mwag" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="East St. Louis, Illinois">East St. Louis, Illinois</a>, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10 million in damage.