See drone footage of tornado damage to the Fountain Place, Academy, DeBaliviere Place, and Central West End neighborhoods of 51黑料, one day after a May 16, 2025 tornado ripped through the region, as seen on May 17, 2025.
Anthony Lewis, a member of the Bread of Life Healing and Deliverance Church in the Penrose neighborhood, poses on the church steps Friday, May 23, 2025, amid the rubble left behind by the May 16 tornado. Lewis said he grew up attending the neighborhood church.
The Cote Brilliante Presbyterian Church in the Kingsway East was significantly damaged by the May 16, 2025, tornado. Officials say the 131-year-old church building will likely need to be demolished after the tornado ripped off the building鈥檚 roof, toppled its steeple and caused other structural damage.
A broken cross sits atop of Pilgrim Congregational Church after the May 16 tornado caused damage throughout the Academy neighborhood of 51黑料, as seen on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
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Anthony Lewis, a member of the Bread of Life Healing and Deliverance Church in the Penrose neighborhood, poses on the church steps Friday, May 23, 2025, amid the rubble left behind by the May 16 tornado. Lewis said he grew up attending the neighborhood church.
A broken cross sits atop of Pilgrim Congregational Church after the May 16 tornado caused damage throughout the Academy neighborhood of 51黑料, as seen on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
The Cote Brilliante Presbyterian Church in the Kingsway East was significantly damaged by the May 16, 2025, tornado. Officials say the 131-year-old church building will likely need to be demolished after the tornado ripped off the building鈥檚 roof, toppled its steeple and caused other structural damage.
