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

Satellite images taken on Sunday (May 18) showed various damaged buildings in northern St. Louis after a tornado hit the city on Friday (May 16). Video credit: Maxar Technologies.

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

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley flew into St. Louis on Monday and headed to the 4200 block of Kossuth Avenue, an especially hard-hit area of north St. Louis.

The EF3 tornado caused at least $1 billion in damage in the city of St. Louis alone. At the storm’s peak, more than 100,000 lost power. Five people were confirmed dead and dozens of residents were hospitalized with injuries.

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

Five people were killed in the storm. Four of the victims have been identified by their family, friends and neighbors in the days after the storm.

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.