Five Days Later: Photos reveal aftermath and early recovery from St. Louis tornado

‘Be the love of Christ for others’: St. Louis begins road to tornado recovery

“I have never seen anything like this,” said Jerikah McCloud, 23, who looks out the destroyed second floor of her family home in the Academy neighborhood of St. Louis on Saturday, May 17, 2025, after the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado struck the city the day before. / Credit: Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP St. Louis, Mo., May 23, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The people of northern St. Louis continue to pick up the pieces —…

An inside look at SEMA during an active severe weather season in Mid-Missouri

Full interview on storm response with Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As of this week, Missouri leads the nation in the number of tornado warnings issued since Jan. 1, with 140 more warnings than normal. The severe weather season ramped up in March and has been relentless ever since. Missouri typically averages around 50 tornadoes (2000-2024 average), and we have had more than 60 confirmed so far since Jan. 1. Flooding was also an …

F3 tornado leaves five dead, $1.6B in damage

Like the statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Fountain Park, St. Louis was knocked asunder by a May 16, 2025, tornado that ripped through parts of St. Louis county, city and Metro East.North St. Louis felt the worst brunt of the historic storm, yet like the Dr. King statue, the only one in Missouri, it will rise from the destruction.The deadly tornado claimed five lives, according to Police Chief Robert Tracy. The storm injured at least 39 …

As a tornado with 152 mph winds approached St. Louis, no one was there to push the warning button

“We have systemic failure across so many systems here,” Spencer said. “We have a robust team that is unified in fixing this.”

Aerial imagery shows tornado damage across Clayton and St. Louis

Satellite imagery shows the May 16 tornado damage.

Five Days Later: Photos reveal aftermath and early recovery from St. Louis tornado

ST. LOUIS - Five days after a powerful tornado tore through St. Louis, signs of devastation remain widespread, but so do early signs of recovery and resilience. On May 16, an EF-3 tornado struck several neighborhoods in the City of St. Louis, killing five, injuring dozens and damaging around 5,000 homes. The tornado swept through many westside and northside neighborhoods, including the Central West End, DeBaliviere Place, Fountain Park, The Vill…