US EditionStorm Kills at Least 5 in St. Louis as Millions Remain Under the Threat of Strong Tornadoes and Violent Winds
- A powerful tornado hit the vicinity of St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday afternoon, resulting in at least five fatalities and numerous injuries.
- This event followed severe thunderstorms that produced multiple tornadoes and widespread damage across Missouri, Kentucky, and the Midwest on Thursday and Friday.
- The storm damaged around 20 square blocks in St. Louis, collapsing buildings and causing extensive roof loss, while nearly 500 first responders conducted searches overnight.
- Hospital spokesperson Laura High reported 15 patients treated at St. Louis Children's Hospital with one in critical condition, and at least 20 to 30 injured admitted to Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
- Authorities imposed a curfew and are pursuing a state of emergency as power outages impact hundreds of thousands, with damaging storms expected to persist across the region for days.
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Five People Were Killed in a Storm in St. Louis, Missouri, as Millions Remain Under Threat of Strong Tornadoes.
By Mary Gilbert, Emma Tucker, Taylor Ward and Zoe Sottile, CNN A storm that spawned a devastating tornado in the St. Louis, Missouri, area Friday afternoon left at least five dead and 10 injured, according to local authorities. The deaths come after a series of tornadoes and severe storms damaged homes and downed power lines across the Midwest and Great Lakes on Friday, caused by the same system that produced destructive storms and tornadoes on …
A Tornado Kills Several People in the United States
Several people lost their lives on Friday after a tornado in the U.S. state of Missouri, report several U.S. media outlets including The New York Times and CNN. There are at least four deaths in the city of Saint Louis. ...
Tornadoes Kill 7 in Missouri as Severe Weather Rolls Through Central U.S.
At least seven people were killed, five of them in St. Louis, after tornadoes struck Missouri on Friday and left a trail of uprooted trees, downed power lines and collapsed buildings, the authorities said. The tornadoes were part of widespread severe weather across several states moving through the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, unleashing large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes, including some strong ones. “Our city is grieving tonight. The loss of…
Storm kills at least 5 in St. Louis as millions remain under the threat of strong tornadoes and violent winds
KSDK, CNN By Mary Gilbert, Emma Tucker, Taylor Ward, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A storm that produced a devastating tornado in the St. Louis, Missouri, area Friday afternoon has left at least five people dead and at least 10 injured, according to local authorities. The deaths come after a string of tornadoes and severe storms damaged homes and downed power lines across the Midwest and Great Lakes Friday, brought by the same system that produced de…
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