The storm system that swept St. Louis on Friday, March 14, also hit southern parts of the state and northeastern Arkansas.
Here's a look at the confirmed tornado tracks:
National Weather Service employees are still confirming reports of damage and tracking the paths of the storms. So far, they have confirmed at least 13 tornadoes that hit Missouri.Ìý
These are preliminary damage assessments for local tornadoes:
Residents should report damage by calling 211, government officials said. St. Louis County residents can get assistance with tree removal, placing tarps or debris clearing by calling 844-965-1386.
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After several long days of surveying, we found 12 tornado tracks across the region, many of which were strong (EF-2+), long-track, and, in some cases, wide tornadoes. Our thoughts are with those impacted by these tornadoes.
— NWS St. Louis (@NWSStLouis)
Photos: Widespread damage from tornadoes in St. Louis region
“I believe God said he wanted our love to stay true,†said Marcus Cole, after finding his wife’s undamaged roses on a kitchen table while he salvaged belongings from his destroyed home in the 4100 block of Scotch Drive in Bridgeton on Saturday, March 15, 2025. The family has established a GoFundMe account to help them rebuild.
Matt Wolff, left, works underneath his carport with the help of his father-in-law Dempsey Watson and friend Tyler Umbright, right, as they work to stabilize it so Wolff could remove his trapped truck in the 4100 block of Scotch Drive in Bridgeton on Saturday, March 15, 2025, after a likely tornado touched down late Friday.
A tree sits on a house, after falling and collapsing the roof during storms the night before, in Florissant on Saturday, March 15, 2025. There were no injuries.
A decapitated doll sits in the damaged living room of Matt Wolff’s Bridgeton home as his father Brian Wolff surveys the damage in the 4100 block of Scotch Drive on Saturday, March 15, 2025 following a tornado that touched down late Friday.
Marcus Cole embraces his daughters while standing in front of his destroyed Bridgeton home in the 4100 block of Scotch Drive on Saturday, March 15, 2025. A likely tornado ravaged the neighborhood late Friday. The Cole family was at a friend’s home in Wentzville when the storm struck. “Everything we own in this house is gone,†said Cole’s wife Tamara. “This is devastating.â€
Heather Monterusso salvages her children's belongings from damp insulation and debris at her house, where the roof collapsed during storms the night before in Arnold on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Monterusso said she evacuated her children from the house during the night when the roof started to collapse. "The kids all acted really big considering the situation," Monterusso said. No one was injured.
Blanca Pedro helps the Wolff family salvage belongings from their damaged home in the 4100 block of Scotch Drive in Bridgeton on Saturday, March 15, 2025.
Neighborhood children in Bridgeton pass an overturned truck on Scotch Drive following a likely Friday night tornado on Saturday, March 15, 2025.
Matt Wolff grabs a hoodie from his trapped truck before beginning the work to stabilize a carport so he could remove the vehicle in the 4100 block of Scotch Drive in Bridgeton on Saturday, March 15, 2025.
Missy, who declined to give her last name, searches for photographs in a debris field behind a relative’s home in the 4100 block of Scotch Drive in Bridgeton on Saturday, March 15, 2025, after a likely tornado touched down late Friday.
Playing cards mix with ceiling insulation in Matt and Adriana Wolff’s heavily damaged home in the 4100 block of Scotch Drive in Bridgeton on Saturday, March 15, 2025 after a likely tornado touched down late Friday.
Marcus Cole carries an end table from his destroyed Bridgeton home in the 4100 block of Scotch Drive on Saturday, March 15, 2025. A likely tornado ravaged the neighborhood late Friday.
“It was a scary ride, I’ll tell you that,†said Mark Nelson of Wisconsin as he waits with his semi-trailer after it overturned during high winds and a possible tornado on Interstate 44 westbound at Villa Ridge on Friday, March 14, 2025.
Friends and family help clear branches of a tree downed by storms the night before to safely remove Fred Ford's truck from below the deck of his house in Arnold on Saturday, March 15, 2025.
Friends and family help clear branches of a tree downed by storms the night before to safely remove Fred Ford's truck from below the deck of his house in Arnold on Saturday, March 15, 2025.
Amanda DeMarco hands a damaged but intact box of baseball cards to her uncle Rich, who declined to share his last name, outside his house, which was severely damaged by a tree which fell during storms the night before in Florissant on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Rich said he was inside the house, which his parents bought in 1965, during the storm but was not injured.
Heather Monterusso walks out of her house, where the roof collapsed during storms the night before in Arnold on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Monterusso said she's lived in the house for 14 years, and evacuated her children during the night when the roof started collapsing. "The kids all acted really big considering the situation," Monterusso said. No one was injured.
A Miner’s Towing truck lifts a truck toppled by storms the night before into an upright position in the parking lot at Lowe’s in Arnold on Saturday, March 15, 2025.
John King helps remove children's clothing from the basement of his ex-wife Heather Monterusso's house, where the roof collapsed during storms the night before in Arnold on Saturday, March 15, 2025.
A telephone pole on Compi Lane downed by storms the night before in Arnold on Saturday, March 15, 2025.
Friends and family help Tricia Mowry, left, clear trees downed by storms the night before from her driveway in Arnold on Saturday, March 15, 2025.
Charles Harris packs some of his belongings into his damaged vehicle on Friday, March 14, 2025, as his apartment bedroom on Avant Drive in Hazelwood is exposed after a storm ripped through the Chez Paree complex near Lindbergh. “I heard those winds getting real strong. So I got in my bathtub. A few seconds later the roof got ripped off the bathroom,†he said. He said the roof from his building landed on his parked car, cracking the windshield.
A crew with Accurate Tree & Landscaping LLC work to clear one of two downed trees on Friday, March 14, 2025, blocking Ninetieth Street in Florissant after a tornado ripped through the St. Louis region causing widespread damage.
Matt Wolff and his father, Brian Wolff, work to board his front window after his home was heavily damaged in the 4100 block of Scotch Drive in Bridgeton on Saturday, March 15, 2025, after a tornado touched down late Friday.
Tamara Cole takes a moment in her daughter’s room as she considers clothes to take after her home was destroyed in the 4100 block of Scotch Drive in Bridgeton on Saturday, March 15, 2025 after a tornado touched down late Friday.
Marcus Cole embraces his daughter, who he declined to identify, while standing in front of his destroyed Bridgeton home in the 4100 block of Scotch Drive on Saturday, March 15, 2025. A likely tornado ravaged the neighborhood late Friday. The Cole family was at a friend’s home in Wentzville when the storm struck. “Everything we own in this house is gone,†said Cole’s wife Tamara. “This is devastating.â€
Missy, who declined to give her last name, moves debris from the front of Tamara and Marcus Wolff’s destroyed home in the 4100 block of Scotch Drive in Bridgeton on Saturday, March 15, 2025 after a tornado touched down late Friday.
Post-Dispatch photographers capture hundreds of images each week; here's a glimpse at the week of March 9, 2025. Video edited by Jenna Jones.
