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ST. LOUIS A tornado with peak winds reaching 150 mph struck the City of St. Louis on Friday afternoon, May 16, 2025, causing significant damage and casualties,
You can view how Friday’s confirmed EF-3 tornado ripped through St. Louis with this aerial map compiled by Chesterfield-based Surdex Corporation, a
Surrounded by destruction, Wayne Mason Sr. recalls hunkering down in his apartment on Bayard Avenue last Friday afternoon with his 21-year-old daughter as the tornado tore through.
Parking under an overpass isn't only dangerous to every other driver, it also heightens the risk of injury or death for those under the overpass, experts say.
Angela Nelson now is director of the department and on Monday, she expressed concern that history may be repeating itself as St. Louis struggles to recover from the May 16 tornado that caused extensive damage in North City neighborhoods.
It's unclear whether the Trump administration will approve the request. FEMA has signaled that disaster recovery responsibility would be transitioned to states.
The storm in southern Kentucky produced such a long and wide damage track that it left behind a scar easily visible from space. Before and after images from NASA’s MODIS show a distinct clearing between Somerset and London where the tornado destroyed trees and buildings along its path.