Before-and-after images highlight the damage to St. Louis, days after an EF-3 tornado tore through the city, leaving five people dead.

First responders have confirmed four people are dead Friday after a radar-confirmed tornado hit the St. Louis metro area.

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

A storm that produced a devastating tornado in the St. Louis, Missouri, area Friday afternoon has left at least five people dead and at least 10 injured, according to local authorities.

St. Louisans, particularly in north city, were facing the daunting task of recovery from the storm's devastation, many without power and few resources.

Governor Mike Kehoe updates on Missouri tornado recovery, seeks federal aid after storms cause fatalities and widespread damage.

The tornado that tore across the St. Louis area Friday reached EF3 intensity and a mile in width, the National Weather Service said after a damage survey.

A pair of construction workers in St. Louis had no choice but to sit tight when a tornado, which killed five, passed through the region on May 20.

St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer confirmed the deaths. At Centennial Christian Church, City of St. Louis Fire Department Battalion Chief William Pollihan told The Associated Press that three people had to be rescued after part of the church crumbled. One of those people died.

Missouri officials are calling on the federal government for help after a tornado tore through St. Louis last week, killing five people and damaging thousands of structures throughout the region.

The EF-3 twister was part of a massive outbreak sequence on May 18 that also spawned tornadoes in Kentucky, killing at least 19 people in that state and leveling the small town of London, about 80 miles south of Lexington.