An EF3 tornado directly hit the city on May 16, damaging an estimated 5,000 buildings including homes, businesses and places of worship.

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We’re learning more about where the tornado hit St. Louis Friday. The storm was about 20 miles long and first touched down at around Hanley and Clayton Road. Damage reports continue as the storm crosses Big Bend onto Skinker and Wydown in St.