Once the assessment is complete, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe will ask President Donald Trump for federal assistance for individual homeowners and renters.

You can view how Friday’s confirmed EF-3 tornado ripped through St. Louis with this aerial map compiled by Chesterfield-based Surdex Corporation, a

St. Louisans, particularly in north city, were facing the daunting task of recovery from the storm's devastation, many without power and few resources.

The 23-mile-long twister claimed the lives of five people and caused over $1 billion in damages in the St. Louis region on Friday.

On Friday afternoon, an EF-3 tornado struck parts of St. Louis City and County, leaving at least five dead, dozens injured, an estimated 5,000 buildings

"It literally had looked like a bomb had just went off," one volunteer said of the tornado's damage in north St. Louis. "Blocks and blocks of homes that are just gone."

Two residents whose homes were completely destroyed provide advice for their Midwest neighbors about the insurance process.

It’s estimated that the St. Louis area suffered $1 billion in property damage when an EF3 tornado struck on May 16.

Metro Transit is experiencing service disruptions due to storm damage, with Blue Line MetroLink trains not running between Brentwood I-64 and Forest Park-DeBaliviere stations and limited service on the #18 Taylor Metro bus route,

Craig Cole was at the convenience store in his neighborhood of Fountain Park when the storm alerts went off on his phone. He ran to his royal blue Ram truck parked outside.