The National Weather Service said, based on preliminary information, the tornado that slammed into St. Louis was at least an EF-3, with winds of up to 140 mph.

More severe storms were expected to roll across the central U.S. this week following the weather-related deaths of more than two dozen people and a devastating Kentucky tornado. The National Weather Service warned over the weekend that a “multitude of hazardous weather” would impact the U.

This after an estimated 21 tornadoes were reported on May 18. Tornadoes damaged homes just before 7 p.m. local time at Grinnell, along Interstate 70 in northeast Kansas, and just before midnight in the area of Plevna in south-central Kansas, the weather service said. No injuries were reported.

Storms and a potential tornado ripped through Laurel and Pulaski counties early Saturday, leaving more than a dozen people dead. See photos of the damage.

The EF3 tornado caused at least $1 billion in damage in the city of St. Louis alone. At the storm’s peak, more than 100,000 lost power. Five people were confirmed dead and dozens of residents were hospitalized with injuries.

A tornado outbreak swept across the Ohio Valley Friday night leaving more than two dozen dead and rescue crews frantically searching neighborhoods left in ruins for any other survivors.

A tornado hit the town of Grinnell in Gove County, Kansas, causing significant damage and leaving many without power and gas.

Authorities were cleaning up Monday after tornadoes struck two Kansas towns — Grinnell and Plevna — on Sunday. Grinnell, a city of just over 250 and 256 miles northwest of Wichita, was devastated, said Gove County Sheriff Shawn Mesch.

The National Weather Service received damage reports throughout the St. Louis metro of downed power poles and trees, large hail and damaged buildings.

Surveys are now underway to determine tornado ratings. While Louisville experienced tree damage and power outages ... press conference May 17. Of the 19 deaths reported by Beshear, 17 were ...

A violent, tornado-spawning storm system tore across the central US, leaving at least 25 people dead in Missouri and southeastern Kentucky as it cut a path of destruction through several states.