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Once the assessment is complete, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe will ask President Donald Trump for federal assistance for individual homeowners and renters.
Residents in the St. Louis area are left rebuilding. After a pair of tornados tore through the area Friday, leaving behind a trail of destruction. The storms killed five and left dozens injured.
Some north St. Louis residents face a new challenge as rain-soaked debris adds to cleanup efforts after Monday’s downpours hit uncovered tornado damage.
Missouri officials are calling on the federal government for help after a tornado tore through St. Louis last week, killing five people and damaging thousands of structures throughout the region. Two other people were killed in Scott County in southeastern Missouri.
The EF3 tornado caused at least $1 billion in damage in the city of St. Louis alone. At the storm’s peak, more than 100,000 lost power. Five people were confirmed dead and dozens of residents were hospitalized with injuries.
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
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NewsNation on MSNThis is where the tornado hit St. Louis and did the most damageWe’re learning more about where the tornado hit St. Louis Friday. The storm was about 20 miles long and first touched down at around Hanley and Clayton Road. Damage reports continue as the storm crosses Big Bend onto Skinker and Wydown in St.
"It literally had looked like a bomb had just went off," one volunteer said of the tornado's damage in north St. Louis. "Blocks and blocks of homes that are just gone."
Craig Cole was at the convenience store in his neighborhood of Fountain Park when the storm alerts went off on his phone. He ran to his royal blue Ram truck parked outside.
Mya Grimes was just minutes away from her home in the Central West End when she got caught in the tornado. ST. LOUIS — A 20-year-old college student back home for the summer is sharing her tornado survival story. Mya Grimes was just minutes away from her home in the Central West End when she got caught in the tornado.