ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – High winds have caused damage to utility lines, outbuildings and other structures and knocked down trees across the First Alert 4 viewing area on Friday evening as a tornado-producing storm swept across the area.
Reports of substantial damage, injuries, or loss of life will be updated here as details are made available.
A 9-year-old child is injured after a tree fell on a home in Cahokia Heights. First responders are at the scene as of 10:30 p.m. and First Alert 4 is working to gather additional information.
As of 10 p.m. Friday, West Alton township has seen significant damage and first responders are searching the area for any injuries or incidents. Emergency management officials say a home collapsed in the 300 block of Bradshaw Lane. One person was inside and with the help of neighbors pulled themselves from the structure.
In Villa Ridge, structural damage was reported to a building that housed a gas station and Burger King where residents of a nearby mobile home park were sheltering from the storm. Injuries have been reported, the extent of those were not immediately available but they are not believed to be life-threatening. First responders were still at the scene after 10 p.m. Friday.
St. Louis firefighters and EMS workers were responding in the 10 o’clock hour to at least three reports of vehicles trapped in flood waters. News crews are working to get additional information about those incidents.
The newsroom is also receiving reports just after 10 p.m. of substantial damage in Bridgeton, where a tornado was reported. One house there has collapsed and another is damaged with people inside.
A large, covered, outdoor structure has collapsed near the football field at Rockwood Summit High School. A vacant building near Sixth Street and Missouri Avenue has also collapsed.
No injuries have been reported in either incident.
In addition, numerous utility lines are down throughout the region. Public safety agencies ask residents to stay away from downed lines and stay indoors if the power goes out.
Trees are also being knocked down due to the storm. The First Alert 4 newsroom has received multiple reports from viewers showing trees and limbs down.
Significant damage was also reported earlier near Rolla and in Phelps County, Missouri. First Alert 4 is working to get more information from those areas.
First Alert 4 has news crews at multiple locations and is working to provide the latest information as this dangerous storm moves through the viewing area.
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