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Victoria Cooper, 36, hugs a volunteer near her wrecked car on Natural Bridge Ave on Saturday, May 17, 2025, in north St. Louis. She and her 15-year-old son Pa'den McCulley were in the car when the storm hit. Cooper said they climbed out the broken windshield and took shelter in a nearby Boost Mobile.
Kyle Pyatt
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Special to St. Louis Public Radio
Destructive tornadoes have hit states such as Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and Indiana this season as activity shifts east. Meanwhile, scientists say dry and hot weather in the Great Plains brought on by climate change could be slowing the number of tornadoes there.
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