Twister Of 1896

The song tells the story of the devastating 1896 St. Louis tornado, bringing the listener into the city as the storm begins to build.

What first sounds like a train approaching quickly turns into a night of destruction. Lightning fills the sky, hail begins to fall, and a massive tornado tears through St. Louis toward the Mississippi River and the Eads Bridge. As people realize what is happening, all they can do is pray while the storm destroys homes, businesses, boats, and takes hundreds of lives.

At its heart, “Twister of 1896” is about more than a tornado. It tells the story of a city caught in one of the deadliest storms in American history—a night of fear, destruction, loss, and survival that St. Louis would never forget.