At Least 7 Dead and Widespread Damage Left in Wake of Severe Midwest Storms

At Least 7 Dead and Widespread Damage Left in Wake of Severe Midwest Storms
Part of Centennial Christian Church in St. Louis, Missouri, collapsed on Friday, May 16, 2025 when severe storms, including a possible tornado, swept through the city. Michael Phillis/AP Photo
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ST. LOUIS—At least seven people died and authorities were searching from building to building for people who were trapped or hurt after severe storms including at least one possible tornado swept through Missouri.

The storms were part of a severe weather system Friday that caused severe damage in Missouri, spawned tornadoes in Wisconsin, left hundreds of thousands without power in the Great Lakes region and brought a punishing heat wave to Texas.