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

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.

Craig Cole was at the convenience store in his neighborhood of Fountain Park when the storm alerts went off on his phone. He ran to his royal blue Ram truck parked outside.

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.

"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."

The Detroit Tigers visit the St. Louis Cardinals Monday for the opener of a 3-game set at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

OLIVETTE — St. Louis County reopened its animal shelter Monday after closing it in late April because of a viral outbreak. Blake Lawrence, a top aide to Montgomery, confirmed the purchases Wednesday. He said the carts cost $10,000.

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.

Thousands are still without power as more severe weather may batter areas already devastated by weekend storms.

In north St. Louis, residents are staying in wrecked homes, keeping watch from their front yards and sleeping in their cars.

It's unclear whether the Trump administration will approve the request. FEMA has signaled that disaster recovery responsibility would be transitioned to states.