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Tornadoes rip through the Midwest U.S. (16 images)

The National Weather Service says a EF-4 tornado passed through the northern St. Louis County area on April 25, 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.



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
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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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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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