Gwen Hudgins had lived in her North St. Louis home for more than 30 years before Friday’s fast-moving tornado leveled it, leaving memories buried under rubble.

Once the assessment is complete, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe will ask President Donald Trump for federal assistance for individual homeowners and renters.

Two residents whose homes were completely destroyed provide advice for their Midwest neighbors about the insurance process.

You can view how Friday’s confirmed EF-3 tornado ripped through St. Louis with this aerial map compiled by Chesterfield-based Surdex Corporation, a

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley flew into St. Louis on Monday and headed to the 4200 block of Kossuth Avenue, an especially hard-hit area of north St. Louis.

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.

On Friday afternoon, an EF-3 tornado struck parts of St. Louis City and County, leaving at least five dead, dozens injured, an estimated 5,000 buildings

Five people were killed in the storm. Four of the victims have been identified by their family, friends and neighbors in the days after the storm.

"It literally had looked like a bomb had just went off," one volunteer said of the tornado's damage in north St. Louis. "Blocks and blocks of homes that are just gone."

When disaster strikes, St. Louis shows up. Help for storm victims is pouring in from seemingly every direction.