Tornado Victim Left with Nothing but Memories in STL

Tornado victim left with nothing but memories in STL

ST. LOUIS - Many storm victims are living in shelters across the St. Louis area after the May 16 tornado.  However, one woman said she doesn't want to leave what she has left.  "This is my home, like the back part of my home," Gwen Hudgins said. "My son was in the back of the house when the tornado hit and he was running to the front where I was and by the time he got to the front, the whole house had collapsed." Hudgins said the tornado lifted …

Lives swept away: 40 years later, memories of deadly tornado persist

Prior to May 31, 1985, Cindy Laverty’s only experience with a tornado came from watching the musical fantasy film The Wizard of Oz.