Photos: Severe storms cause damage across St. Louis

KANSAS CITY - St. Louis mayor Cara Spencer says authorities can confirm at least four deaths after a severe storm damaged several buildings in the city.

At least 5 dead after tornado and severe storm batters St. Louis

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.

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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.

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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.

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A person looks at damage caused by a severe storm moved through Friday, May 16, 2025, in St. Louis.

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People survey damage after a severe storm moved through Friday, May 16, 2025, in St. Louis.

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People survey damage after a severe storm moved through Friday, May 16, 2025, in St. Louis.

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People survey damage after a severe storm moved through Friday, May 16, 2025, in St. Louis.

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Greg Simmons, 55, a St. Louis resident, surveyed damage after a storm ripped the roof off of his home on Friday, May 16, 2025.

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A person walks past a large tree blocking a road after a severe storm moved through Friday, May 16, 2025, in St. Louis.

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People navigate downed trees left in the wake of a severe storm moved through Friday, May 16, 2025, in St. Louis.

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Drivers navigate around debris in the roadway after a severe storm moved through Friday, May 16, 2025, in St. Louis.

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Debris is seen after a severe storm moved through Friday, May 16, 2025, in St. Louis.

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People survey damage after a severe storm moved through Friday, May 16, 2025, in St. Louis.

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More storm damage in the Fountain Park neighborhood of north St. Louis on Friday, May 16, 2025.

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More storm damage in the Fountain Park neighborhood of north St. Louis on Friday, May 16, 2025.

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More storm damage in the Fountain Park neighborhood of north St. Louis on Friday, May 16, 2025.

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More storm damage in the Fountain Park neighborhood of north St. Louis on Friday, May 16, 2025.

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More storm damage in the Fountain Park neighborhood of north St. Louis on Friday, May 16, 2025.

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More storm damage in the Fountain Park neighborhood of north St. Louis on Friday, May 16, 2025.

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More storm damage in the Fountain Park neighborhood of north St. Louis on Friday, May 16, 2025.

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More storm damage in the Fountain Park neighborhood of north St. Louis on Friday, May 16, 2025.

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Massive trees uprooted, one after another, on Wydown in Clayton on Friday, May 16, 2025.

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Massive trees uprooted, one after another, on Wydown in Clayton on Friday, May 16, 2025.

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Massive trees uprooted, one after another, on Wydown in Clayton on Friday, May 16, 2025.

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Massive trees uprooted, one after another, on Wydown in Clayton on Friday, May 16, 2025.

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Storm damage in the area of Washington and Fontbonne Universities on Friday, May 16, 2025.

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Storm damage in the area of Washington and Fontbonne Universities on Friday, May 16, 2025.

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Wydown and Big Bend on Friday, May 16, 2025. The car was turning onto Wydown when the tornado struck. The driver said he was spun around in circles.

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Storm debris litters the roads around Forest Park in St. Louis on Friday, May 16, 2025.

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