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Foristell, Missouri

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Boone Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63348. The Survey maps it on the Foristell quadrangle. 550 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 709 feet above sea level.

Foristell within St. Charles County

Population over time

2 figures

Foristell grew from 505 to 550 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010505
2020550+45 (+9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

20 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Foristell between 1994 and 2020, burning about 46 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Debris and open burning9
Recreation and ceremony1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
14 August 1996Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
30 May 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation137292-10952-05302016-1646
28 May 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation137052-10952-05282016-1049
6 April 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation135333-10952-04062016-0710
30 April 2018Debris and open burning1.4 acresMissouri Department of Conservation176926-10952-04302018-1723
30 April 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation123450-10952-04302015-1410
19 April 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 March 2020Debris and open burning1.1 acresMissouri Department of Conservation190142-10952-03062020-1408

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in St. Charles County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 27 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Foristell: 27 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - PbLeadPast Producer
Camp Creek QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in St. Charles County

Storms near this place

16 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Foristell in 16 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 5 hail, 4 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. The reports record 5 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2017Tornado (EF1)Foristell3 hurtThe second tornado associated with the small vortex developed along the South Service Road of Interstate 70 west of South Pointe Prairie Road. The tornado crossed Interstate 70 and causing roof and siding damage to a number of homes and uprooted or snapped trees along its path as it moved east across Langtree Drive, Shadow Point Circle, Shadow Point Drive, Giotto Court, Cabot Court, Tiffany Lynn Court, Huntsdale Drive, Tiger Drive and Ivybrook Drive. The tornado once again approached Interstate 70 causing damage to several businesses along W Pierce Blvd. The tornado crossed the interstate, flipping over a large camper trailer along Thomas RV Way and flattening several road signs. The tornado tracked east paralleling Interstate 70, causing varying degrees of damage to buildings along Swantherville Drive and Ruggeri Drive. The tornado then caused significant roof damage to a building along P&A Drywall Drive before crossing Interstate 70 for the third and final time. The tornado continued east into a mobile home park where it flipped one trailer over and damaged many more. This is where the three minor injuries occurred. The tornado continued east northeast just to the south of West Main Street through downtown Wentzville causing mainly minor damage to many residences and businesses. The exception was a lumber business along South Church Street which took the brunt of the tornado and had a large building destroyed. The tornado finally dissipated near the intersection of E. Pitman Avenue and S. Tally Street. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 3.15 miles and a max path width of 100 yards.
July 2011LightningForistell2 hurtLightning hit a tree and transferred to power lines causing some electrical damage. Two people were injured by the lightning strike and one had to be briefly hospitalized.
March 2024HailForistell$20,000,000A wide swath of very large hail fell along the I-70 corridor in St. Charles County. The largest hail stones were around three inches in diameter. The cities that the large hail affected were Wentzville, Saint Paul, O'Fallon, Lake St. Louis, Flint Hill, Saint Peters, Cottleville, and Saint Charles. Numerous vehicles sustained hail damage including thousands of individual cars and at 12 car dealerships. One dealership alone had 450 cars damaged from the large hail. Also, hundreds of homes and businesses sustained roof and siding damage. One school sustained damage to skylights.
July 2022Flash FloodForistell$10,000,000Up to 13 inches of rain fell in a 6 to 10 hour period causing widespread flash flooding. The axis of heaviest rain extended from just north of Wentzville east southeastward through northern portions of O'Fallon through St. Peters and into St. Charles. Numerous roads were flooded throughout St. Charles County. Interstate 70 was flooded with up to five feet of water around the intersection with Mid Rivers Mall Drive. Fire and rescue searched and cleared several dozen vehicles in this area and rescued 8 people from the rising waters. Also, in the area of Harry S. Truman Blvd and Premier Parkway, several drivers were rescued from their flooded vehicles. In the area of Mexico Road and Spencer Road, multiple vehicles were trapped by rapidly rising waters of Spencer Creek. One vehicle in this area was swept off the roadway into Spencer Creek. The driver escaped but was clinging to a tree in the fast moving water that was over 8 feet deep. He was rescued and was not injured. Between 1 am and 11 am, 87 people were evacuated from homes or businesses in St. Charles County. One hundred seventeen buildings were damaged from the flooding. Forty Nine of them sustained major damage, 46 sustained moderate damage and 22 buildings sustained minor damage. So far damage is estimated to be around $10 million dollars.
September 2023HailForistell$10,000The thunderstorm that produced quarter sized hail in Warren County intensified quickly as it entered St. Charles County. There were numerous reports of severe hail in and around Wentzville, ranging from quarters to golf balls. Hailstones damaged windows and siding in multiple neighborhoods in Wentzville before weakening after passing the city.
November 2024Tornado (EF0)Foristell$5,000An EF-0 tornado touched down just after 9:30pm CST on the evening of Monday, November 4th in northwestern St. Charles County. The tornado tracked to the northeast for just under 5 miles, damaging several trees, a pole barn and causing minor damage to a residence. It then tracked into southern Lincoln County. The tornado had a path length of 4.94 miles and a max path width of 75 yards in St. Charles County. No deaths or injuries were reported.
May 2023HailForistell-A swath of large hail fell between Foristell and Wentzville/Flint Hill area. The largest hail stones reported were 1.5 inches in diameter.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindForistell-Widespread damaging winds across the western portions of St. Charles County. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. One large tree was blown down onto W. Meyer Road in Wentzville. Also, several trees were blown down near the intersection of Mexico Road and Belleau Creek Road, and the intersection of Highways K and N. A tree and power line were blown down over Highway DD near intersection with Highway 94.
October 2012Thunderstorm WindForistell-A line of severe thunderstorms moved through Foristell and Wentzville. Several trees and power lines were blown down. Also, the goal posts at Progress Park on northeast side of Wentzville were blown over.
June 2009Flash FloodForistell-Up to four inches of rain fell in a short amount of time over a large portion of St. Charles county. Numerous secondary roads were flooded. An off duty weather service employee reported several feet of flowing water through his back yard in St. Peters. Numerous streams were out of their banks and several homes in Wentzville had a couple of feet of water in their basements.
April 2001Tornado (F0)Foristell-The 4th tornado spawned by the Heavy Precipitation Supercell that crossed central and eastern Missouri formed just east of Foristell and traveled 4 miles to just west of Wentzville. The tornado formed along the outer road of Interstate 70 where it destroyed a garage and blew a tractor-trailer onto some railroad tracks. The tornado caused minor damage to 3 homes, an automotive repair shop and a restaurant. Several trees and power poles were snapped along the path.
May 2022HailForistell-no account filed
March 2019HailForistell-no account filed
July 2011Thunderstorm WindForistell-no account filed
August 1999Thunderstorm WindForistell-no account filed
April 1998Tornado (F0)Foristell-no account filed

Every storm recorded in St. Charles County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Stonemoor2.2 miles24
Fountains at Bear Creek2.5 miles24
Pauldingville2.8 miles24
Huntsdale3.1 miles24
Woodlands at Bear Creek3.5 miles24
Peine Woods4.1 miles24
Great Oaks4.4 miles24
Crystal Creek4.6 miles24

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on ForistellAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q970328The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 756069. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.