Heavy storms barreled through parts of the St. Louis area late Friday, downing trees and destroying homes in Bridgeton, Florissant, Hazelwood and Arnold.

As cleanup efforts begin after Friday's storm, the National Weather Service continues to conduct surveys identifying the tornadoes throughout the St. Louis region.

The National Weather Service in Springfield on Sunday confirmed an EF-2 tornado hit Phelps County and Rolla on Friday night. The tornado was on the ground for 8 minutes and traveled about 8.7 miles. T

The National Weather Service has confirmed at least five EF1 tornadoes touched down across Westmoreland and Indiana counties on Sunday as severe weather rolled through the area. National Weather Service storm surveyors first found damage consistent with an EF1 tornado near Donegal,

Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states.

A dynamic storm that prompted foreboding predictions of dangerous weekend weather spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires that killed at least 39 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses.

At least 41 people are dead after a weekend of dynamic storms unleashed tornadoes, blinding dust and wildfires — leaving behind uprooted trees and flattening hundreds of homes and businesses