St. Louis Tornado Recovery Resources


FEMA Assistance

The deadline to apply for FEMA aid was August 26, 2025. Please follow City of St. Louis 2025 Tornado Recovery Information for future updates.

Official Alerts & General Information

  • City of St. Louis 2025 Tornado Recovery Information
  • National Weather Service: Information on the May 16 St. Louis and Des Arc Tornadoes.
  • Non-English Speaking Residents: Contact Gilberto Pinela, director of the Office of New Americans, for assistance at pinelag@stlouis-mo.gov.
  • The City of St. Louis is operating several Disaster Recovery Centers to help people affected by the May 16 tornado and storms
    • You may visit any location, no matter where you are staying now.
    • Locations Include
      Sumner High School — Parking Lot, 4248 Cottage Ave. St. Louis, MO 63113
      Monday-Saturday: 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
      Union Tabernacle M.B. Church, 626 N. Newstead Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108
      Monday-Saturday: 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday: Closed
      Urban League Entrepreneurship and Women’s Business Center, 4401 Natural Bridge Ave. St. Louis, MO 63115
      Monday-Saturday: 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Shelter & Immediate Needs

Housing & Home Repair

Utilities & Infrastructure

  • St.Louis Infrastructure:
  • Ameren Missouri (Power Lines and Electricity):
    • Ameren Missouri is offering a variety of program updates to help customers in the impacted areas maintain service and access energy assistance.
      • Ameren Missouri Customer Service at 800.552.7583 can assist customers impacted by the severe weather navigate
        • Reestablishing service. 
        • Pausing disconnects for nonpayment through July 2025
        • Have deposits waived for new service through August 2025
  • Spire (Natural Gas):   
    •  Call 800-887-4173.
  • Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (Sewer):
    • Report an issue here, or call MSD customer service at 314-768-6260

Health & Mental Health Support

  • Behavioral Health Response: provides crisis support, telephone counseling, and mental health resources 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
    • Call: 988 or 314-819-8811.
    • Text: 31658.
    • For help with disaster distress specifically, call 1-800-985-5990.
  • Rx Outreach:   
    • TORNADO RELIEF FUND: For all St. Louis metropolitan area residents affected by the tornadoes on Friday, May 16, 2025, call 314-222-0472 or 888-796-1234 to learn about available medication relief funds.
  • GreaterHealth Pharmacy & Wellness is helping Medicaid patients in urgent need of prescription refills. It also offers free delivery. Call 314-200-5313.

How to Help

Miscellaneous Resources

 

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