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A church is seen to be heavily damaged in this aerial photo in Bridgeton, Missouri on April 23, 2011. A F-4 tornado touched down in the north county section of St. Louis County causing damage or destruction to over 750 buildings. UPI/Bill Greenblatt -
St. Louis County Police walk a patrol in a Berkley, Missouri neighborhood on April 23, 2011 that was hit by a F-4 tornado on 4/22. UPI/Bill Greenblatt -
A large tree lays on top of a car in Berkley, Missouri on April 23, 2011, after a F-4 tornado hit the region on 4/22. Over 750 homes were damaged or destroyed. UPI/Bill Greenblatt -
A man stands in the doorway of a home on April 23, 2011, that has had its roof taken off by a F-4 tornado in St. Louis on 4/22. Over 750 homes were damaged or destroyed in the most powerful storm in St. Louis since 1967. UPI/Bill Greenblatt -
A better idea of damage done at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport can be seen as daylight arrives in St. Louis on April 23, 2011. The airport was closed after a F-4 tornado hit the airport on 4/22. UPI/Bill Greenblatt -
Blue tarps can be seen on almost every building in Berkley, Missouri on April 23, 2011, after a F-4 tornado hit the region on 4/22 damaging or destroying over 750 buildings. UPI/Bill Greenblatt -
As Missouri Governor Jay Nixon looks on (L) St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay gives reporters an update on the damaged Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis on April 23, 2011. The airport is closed indefinitely after a F-4 tornado hit the airport on 4/22. UPI/Bill Greenblatt -
Workers attempt to repair damaged signs at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis on April 23, 2011. The airport is closed indefinitely after a F-4 tornado hit the airport on 4/22. UPI/Bill Greenblatt -
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and first Lady Georganne Nixon get a birds eye view of tornado damaged areas of St. Louis County Missouri on April 23, 2011. No one was injured in the storm that occured on 4/22 but over 750 homes were either damaged or destroyed. The F-4 tornado was the strongest in the St. louis area since 1967. UPI/Bill Greenblatt -
Two large apartment buildings have tarps protecting the roofs in Bridgeton, Missouri on April 23, 2011 after a F-4 tornado swept through the area on 4/22. Over 750 buildings were either damaged or destroyed in the storm. UPI/Bill Greenblatt -
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon gets a tour of a damaged neighborhood by Berkeley, Missouri Mayor Kyra Watson in St. Louis on April 23, 2011. A F-4 tornado hit the region on 4/22 damaging or destroying over 750 homes and buildings. UPI/Bill Greenblatt -
Debris is strewn everywhere on the upper level of the parking garage at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis on April 23, 2011. The airport is closed until 4/24 after a F-4 tornado hit the airport on 4/22. UPI/Bill Greenblatt -
A car is covered in debris in a Berkley, Missouri neighborhood on April 23, 2011 after a F-4 tornado hit the area on 4/22. UPI/Bill Greenblatt -
Signs are bent as trash is everywhere at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis on April 23, 2011. The airport is closed indefinitely after a F-4 tornado hit the airport on 4/22. UPI/Bill Greenblatt -
A damaged jet way and American Airlines plane sit near the gate at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis on April 23, 2011. The airport is closed indefinitely after a F-4 tornado hit the airport on 4/22. The jetway struck the nose of the plane during the tornado. UPI/Bill Greenblatt -
Workers survey damaged windows at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis on April 23, 2011. The airport is closed indefinitely after a F-4 tornado hit the airport on 4/22. UPI/Bill Greenblatt -
Workers remove debris from the roof of a damaged concourse at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis on April 23, 2011. The airport is closed indefinitely after a F-4 tornado hit the airport on 4/22. UPI/Bill Greenblatt -
Scores of vehicles sit on the upper level of the parking garage with broken windows at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis on April 23, 2011. The airport is closed indefinitely after a F-4 tornado hit the airport on 4/22. UPI/Bill Greenblatt -
A car remains on its top, three days after a tornado devistated 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 -
Workers use heavy equiptment on April 23, 2011 to lift a tree off of a house that fell after a F-4 tornado struck the area on April 22. Over 750 homes were either damaged or destroyed. UPI/Bill Greenblatt -
Signage and debris lays everywhere at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis on April 23, 2011. The airport is closed after a F-4 tornado hit the airport on 4/22. UPI/Bill Greenblatt