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Dozens of tornados ripped through Midwestern states this weekend, causing millions of dollars in damage and multiple deaths.
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Footage shows car crushed under tree after tornado hits St. Louis, MissouriShocking footage shows the impact of tornadoes in St. Louis, Missouri, with buildings ripped apart and cars crushed by trees. St. Louis was hit by a tornado with winds up to 150 mph (240 kph) on Friday (May 16),
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'We're In A Tornado' Driver Captures Wild Moment Tree Hit Car During Deadly Storm In MissouriVideo shows construction workers captured the dramatic moment tree fell on a car as a deadly tornado ripped through St Louis, Missouri, on May 16. The National Weather Service confirmed on May 17 that an EF-3 tornado touched down in the Saint Louis area.
Mercedes Mackay and her roommate made it out safe, but their apartment is unlivable.
NWS also reported that the Friday evening storms spawned an EF-0 tornado close to 8 p.m. in Putnam County. Its winds peaked at 85 mph, according to preliminary reports, with a max width of 20 yards and track length of 0.4 miles. No injuries or deaths were reported.
An extreme weather outbreak on May 16 spawned deadly tornadoes and storms. At least 23 were killed in Kentucky, 7 in Missouri and 2 in Virginia.
In Missouri and Kentucky alone, tornadoes killed at least 25 people, officials said. The spring storm season has been a brutal one for the region.
Some of the residents of a Juneau apartment building destroyed by a tornado have discovered what they thought was renter's insurance will not pay for their losses.
Tornadoes touched down in Bloomington, Greene County, Brown County and elsewhere across Indiana on Friday, May 16, as a line of storms caused destruction across parts of the Midwest.