One Year Later: The Good Friday Tornado in Pictures
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A tornado and storms knocked over the Holy Spirit Catholic Church steeple in Maryland Heights as 350 to 400 parishioners gathered for Good Friday services. In the aftermath of the storm, numerous St. Louis County municipalities have volunteered to provide assistance to cities in need.
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Residents of greater St. Louis will not soon forget Good Friday 2011 and Easter weekend.
- A tornado that ranged from EF1 to EF4 on the Fujita scale (with EF5 being the worst) traveled 22 miles west to east across the St. Louis metro area on Friday, striking Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, as well as nearby communities.
- An estimated 750 homes were damaged.
- Power was out to some 47,000 customers at the height of the storm.
Here's a look back at some of the damage that was caused.
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