Tornados in United States

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Missouri Governor Jay Nixon inspects the foundation where a house once stood during a tour of tornado damage in Sunset Hills, Missouri on January 1, 2011. Sunset Hills sustained damage to about 25 homes with two minor injuries in a storm on December 31, 2010. Other parts of central and southern Missouri also suffered damage with six deaths reported statewide.  UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon inspects the foundation where a house once stood during a tour of tornado damage in Sunset Hills, Missouri on January 1, 2011. Sunset Hills sustained damage to about 25 homes with two minor injuries in a storm on December 31, 2010. Other parts of central and southern Missouri also suffered damage with six deaths reported statewide. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Large holes are seen in the warehouse of Certified Power, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Reggie South of Evans Restoration, enters a destroyed home three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Resident Ron Henderson walks away from his home, totally destroyed, three days after a tornado devastated this area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      People pass by to survey damage after a possible tornado hit this shopping center and surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Residents remove belongings three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Trees are covered with insulation material, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Missouri Governor Jay Nixon greets Vice President Joe Biden upon arrival at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Nixon and Biden toured the damaged City of Berkeley ravaged by the Good Friday tornadoes that damaged or destroyed over 750 homes.   UPI/Dawn Majors/Pool

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      Police order onlookers out of the area  after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Disaster survivors are left with heavily damaged residences in Pleasant Grove, Alabama, on May 1, 2011, after a series of tornado's destroyed homes in the areas of rural Northeastern Alabama. President Obama signed Alabama's Major Disaster Declaration and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms. UPI/Adam DuBrowa/FEMA

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      The Hub Cap and Wheel store sits destroyed, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Harland Gast waits with family after receiving a head injury when a possible tornado hit his home and the surrounding area in Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. Gast was the only one injured but several homes including his were destroyed.    UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Over 700 volunteers from Service International, fan through the neighborhood to help, three days after a tornado devastated this area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      A tornado warning siren lies on the parking lot of the damaged warehouse of Certified Power, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      An area resident talks on a cell phone after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Disaster survivors return to their home sites to search for belongings in Pleasant Grove, Alabama, on May 1, 2011.  Meteorologists in Alabama say 35 tornadoes blew across the state last week, killing 236 people. President Obama signed Alabama's Major Disaster Declaration and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms. UPI/Adam DuBrowa/FEMA

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      A board remains impaled into the front of a car, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Missouri Governor Jay Nixon inspects the foundation where a house once stood during a tour of tornado damage in Sunset Hills, Missouri on January 1, 2011. Sunset Hills sustained damage to about 25 homes with two minor injuries in a storm on December 31, 2010. Other parts of central and southern Missouri also suffered damage with six deaths reported statewide.  UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      A St. Louis County Police officer stretches police tape across the busy street of Lindberg Blvd. after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      A portion of a garage sits in a car, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      An insurance adjuster surveys the damage of a home, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      A mailbox sits atop a damaged car, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Firefighters survey damage after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Firefighters survey damage after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Disaster survivors are left with heavily damaged residences in Pleasant Grove, Alabama, on May 1, 2011, after a series of tornado's destroyed homes in the areas of rural Northeastern Alabama. President Obama signed Alabama's Major Disaster Declaration and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms. UPI/Adam DuBrowa/FEMA

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      Missouri Governor Jay Nixon talks with reporters following a tour of tornado damage in Sunset Hills, Missouri on January 1, 2011. Sunset Hills sustained damage to about 25 homes with two minor injuries in a storm on December 31, 2010. Other parts of central and southern Missouri also suffered damage with six deaths reported statewide. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      The steeple lays against the Holy Spirit Church, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Missouri Governor Jay Nixon walks with resident Anthony Tumminia during a tour of tornado damage in Sunset Hills, Missouri on January 1, 2011. Sunset Hills sustained damage to about 25 homes with two minor injuries in a storm on December 31, 2010. Other parts of central and southern Missouri also suffered damage with six deaths reported statewide. Tumminia'a home was completely destroyed, blown off of its foundation. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      A man makes a phone call after his car was damaged by a light pole after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Vice President Joe Biden (R) visits with resident Djuna Miller while Missouri Governor Jay Nixon talks with Mayor Kyra Watson during a tour of tornado damage in Berkeley, Missouri on May 11, 2011. Tornadoes damaged or destroyed over 750 homes in the St. Louis area on Good Friday. The tornado also shut down Lambert-St. Louis International Airport for two days.   UPI/Dawn Majors/Pool

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      A large tree sits uprooted on the front yard of a home three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      A large tree sits uprooted on the front yard of a home three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Florence Moore of Evans Restoration, surveys the devastation of the inside of a home, three days after a tornado swept through the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Debris litters the parking lot after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Most of this home has been blown away, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      A woman looks for possessions three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      A garage roof sits on a car, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Residents walk through their damaged neighborhood, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      Hans Smith (R) retrieves items from his car, as another sits on its roof after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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      The front portion of a tractor trailer lies on a street in Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011, hundreds of yards from where it was overturned by a tornado, three days earlier.  The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • Vice President Joe Biden (R) visits with resident Djuna Miller while Missouri Governor Jay Nixon talks with Mayor Kyra Watson during a tour of tornado damage in Berkeley, Missouri on May 11, 2011. Tornadoes damaged or destroyed over 750 homes in the St. Louis area on Good Friday. The tornado also shut down Lambert-St. Louis International Airport for two days.   UPI/Dawn Majors/Pool

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  • Missouri Governor Jay Nixon greets Vice President Joe Biden upon arrival at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Nixon and Biden toured the damaged City of Berkeley ravaged by the Good Friday tornadoes that damaged or destroyed over 750 homes.   UPI/Dawn Majors/Pool

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  • Disaster survivors are left with heavily damaged residences in Pleasant Grove, Alabama, on May 1, 2011, after a series of tornado's destroyed homes in the areas of rural Northeastern Alabama. President Obama signed Alabama's Major Disaster Declaration and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms. UPI/Adam DuBrowa/FEMA

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  • Disaster survivors are left with heavily damaged residences in Pleasant Grove, Alabama, on May 1, 2011, after a series of tornado's destroyed homes in the areas of rural Northeastern Alabama. President Obama signed Alabama's Major Disaster Declaration and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms. UPI/Adam DuBrowa/FEMA

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  • Disaster survivors return to their home sites to search for belongings in Pleasant Grove, Alabama, on May 1, 2011.  Meteorologists in Alabama say 35 tornadoes blew across the state last week, killing 236 people. President Obama signed Alabama's Major Disaster Declaration and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms. UPI/Adam DuBrowa/FEMA

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  • Residents remove belongings three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • Reggie South of Evans Restoration, enters a destroyed home three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • A woman looks for possessions three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • Large holes are seen in the warehouse of Certified Power, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • A garage roof sits on a car, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • The front portion of a tractor trailer lies on a street in Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011, hundreds of yards from where it was overturned by a tornado, three days earlier.  The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • A board remains impaled into the front of a car, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • A tornado warning siren lies on the parking lot of the damaged warehouse of Certified Power, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • Resident Ron Henderson walks away from his home, totally destroyed, three days after a tornado devastated this area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • A mailbox sits atop a damaged car, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • Over 700 volunteers from Service International, fan through the neighborhood to help, three days after a tornado devastated this area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • Florence Moore of Evans Restoration, surveys the devastation of the inside of a home, three days after a tornado swept through the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • Trees are covered with insulation material, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • The steeple lays against the Holy Spirit Church, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • The Hub Cap and Wheel store sits destroyed, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • A portion of a garage sits in a car, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • Most of this home has been blown away, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • An insurance adjuster surveys the damage of a home, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • Residents walk through their damaged neighborhood, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • A large tree sits uprooted on the front yard of a home three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • A large tree sits uprooted on the front yard of a home three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • Missouri Governor Jay Nixon walks with resident Anthony Tumminia during a tour of tornado damage in Sunset Hills, Missouri on January 1, 2011. Sunset Hills sustained damage to about 25 homes with two minor injuries in a storm on December 31, 2010. Other parts of central and southern Missouri also suffered damage with six deaths reported statewide. Tumminia'a home was completely destroyed, blown off of its foundation. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • Missouri Governor Jay Nixon talks with reporters following a tour of tornado damage in Sunset Hills, Missouri on January 1, 2011. Sunset Hills sustained damage to about 25 homes with two minor injuries in a storm on December 31, 2010. Other parts of central and southern Missouri also suffered damage with six deaths reported statewide. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • Harland Gast waits with family after receiving a head injury when a possible tornado hit his home and the surrounding area in Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. Gast was the only one injured but several homes including his were destroyed.    UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • Missouri Governor Jay Nixon inspects the foundation where a house once stood during a tour of tornado damage in Sunset Hills, Missouri on January 1, 2011. Sunset Hills sustained damage to about 25 homes with two minor injuries in a storm on December 31, 2010. Other parts of central and southern Missouri also suffered damage with six deaths reported statewide.  UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • Firefighters survey damage after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • Firefighters survey damage after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • A man makes a phone call after his car was damaged by a light pole after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • Debris litters the parking lot after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • Hans Smith (R) retrieves items from his car, as another sits on its roof after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • A St. Louis County Police officer stretches police tape across the busy street of Lindberg Blvd. after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • People pass by to survey damage after a possible tornado hit this shopping center and surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • An area resident talks on a cell phone after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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  • Police order onlookers out of the area  after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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Missouri Governor Jay Nixon greets Vice President Joe Biden upon arrival at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Nixon and Biden toured the damaged City of Berkeley ravaged by the Good Friday tornadoes that damaged or destroyed over 750 homes.   UPI/Dawn Majors/PoolDisaster survivors are left with heavily damaged residences in Pleasant Grove, Alabama, on May 1, 2011, after a series of tornado's destroyed homes in the areas of rural Northeastern Alabama. President Obama signed Alabama's Major Disaster Declaration and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms. UPI/Adam DuBrowa/FEMADisaster survivors are left with heavily damaged residences in Pleasant Grove, Alabama, on May 1, 2011, after a series of tornado's destroyed homes in the areas of rural Northeastern Alabama. President Obama signed Alabama's Major Disaster Declaration and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms. UPI/Adam DuBrowa/FEMADisaster survivors return to their home sites to search for belongings in Pleasant Grove, Alabama, on May 1, 2011.  Meteorologists in Alabama say 35 tornadoes blew across the state last week, killing 236 people. President Obama signed Alabama's Major Disaster Declaration and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms. UPI/Adam DuBrowa/FEMAResidents remove belongings three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattReggie South of Evans Restoration, enters a destroyed home three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattA woman looks for possessions three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattLarge holes are seen in the warehouse of Certified Power, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattA garage roof sits on a car, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattThe front portion of a tractor trailer lies on a street in Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011, hundreds of yards from where it was overturned by a tornado, three days earlier.  The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattA board remains impaled into the front of a car, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattA tornado warning siren lies on the parking lot of the damaged warehouse of Certified Power, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattResident Ron Henderson walks away from his home, totally destroyed, three days after a tornado devastated this area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattA mailbox sits atop a damaged car, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattOver 700 volunteers from Service International, fan through the neighborhood to help, three days after a tornado devastated this area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattFlorence Moore of Evans Restoration, surveys the devastation of the inside of a home, three days after a tornado swept through the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattTrees are covered with insulation material, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattThe steeple lays against the Holy Spirit Church, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattThe Hub Cap and Wheel store sits destroyed, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattA portion of a garage sits in a car, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattMost of this home has been blown away, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattAn insurance adjuster surveys the damage of a home, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattResidents walk through their damaged neighborhood, three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattA large tree sits uprooted on the front yard of a home three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattA large tree sits uprooted on the front yard of a home three days after a tornado devastated the area of Bridgeton, Missouri on April 25, 2011. The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area, damaging or destroying over 750 homes. The tornado, the strongest here since 1967, also hit the airport causing a two-day shutdown. No one was killed or seriously injured. UPI/Bill GreenblattMissouri Governor Jay Nixon walks with resident Anthony Tumminia during a tour of tornado damage in Sunset Hills, Missouri on January 1, 2011. Sunset Hills sustained damage to about 25 homes with two minor injuries in a storm on December 31, 2010. Other parts of central and southern Missouri also suffered damage with six deaths reported statewide. Tumminia'a home was completely destroyed, blown off of its foundation. UPI/Bill GreenblattMissouri Governor Jay Nixon talks with reporters following a tour of tornado damage in Sunset Hills, Missouri on January 1, 2011. Sunset Hills sustained damage to about 25 homes with two minor injuries in a storm on December 31, 2010. Other parts of central and southern Missouri also suffered damage with six deaths reported statewide. UPI/Bill GreenblattHarland Gast waits with family after receiving a head injury when a possible tornado hit his home and the surrounding area in Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. Gast was the only one injured but several homes including his were destroyed.    UPI/Bill GreenblattMissouri Governor Jay Nixon inspects the foundation where a house once stood during a tour of tornado damage in Sunset Hills, Missouri on January 1, 2011. Sunset Hills sustained damage to about 25 homes with two minor injuries in a storm on December 31, 2010. Other parts of central and southern Missouri also suffered damage with six deaths reported statewide.  UPI/Bill GreenblattFirefighters survey damage after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill GreenblattFirefighters survey damage after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill GreenblattA man makes a phone call after his car was damaged by a light pole after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill GreenblattDebris litters the parking lot after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill GreenblattHans Smith (R) retrieves items from his car, as another sits on its roof after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill GreenblattA St. Louis County Police officer stretches police tape across the busy street of Lindberg Blvd. after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill GreenblattPeople pass by to survey damage after a possible tornado hit this shopping center and surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill GreenblattAn area resident talks on a cell phone after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill GreenblattPolice order onlookers out of the area  after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on December 31, 2010. One man received a minor head injury while scores of businesses sustained broken windows, several homes were destroyed and cars tossed about in the suburb of St. Louis.   UPI/Bill Greenblatt