ST. LOUIS (AP) — Storms Friday afternoon tore roofs off buildings, ripped bricks off of siding and downed trees and power lines.
At least four people died and authorities were searching from building to building for people who were trapped or hurt after severe storms iswept through St. Louis.
A person walks past a large tree blocking a road after a severe storm moved through Friday, May 16, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Part of Centennial Christian Church in St. Louis, Missouri, collapsed on Friday, May 16, 2025 when severe storms, including a possible tornado, swept through the city. (AP Photo/Michael Phillis)
Steven Lampink sits on a downed tree after a severe storm moved through Friday, May 16, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Damaged and fallen trees are seen in St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday, May 16, 2025 when severe storms, including a possible tornado, swept through the city. (AP Photo/Michael Phillis)
A man sits in a chair after a severe storm moved through St. Louis, Missouri, Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
People survey damage after a severe storm moved through Friday, May 16, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Greg Simmons, 55, a St. Louis resident, surveyed damage after a storm ripped the roof off of his home on Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Phillis)
Debris is seen after a severe storm moved through Friday, May 16, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
People survey damage after a severe storm moved through Friday, May 16, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Scenes from homes near the insection of 64th Avenue and Perry Street show the damaging results of high winds and heavy rainfall in Drenthe east of Zeeland, Mich. on Friday, May 16, 2025. (Isaac Ritchey/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)
People navigate downed trees left in the wake of a severe storm moved through Friday, May 16, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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