On Friday, drivers on I-170 near St. Louis were stuck in storms after others parked under an overpass—an unsafe move experts warn can cause backups and danger.

A tornado likely rolled through the City of St. Louis on Friday afternoon, based on FOX 2 radar indications and preliminary analysis from the National Weather Service.

The nationwide tornado threat is expected to downshift by Wednesday, with several relatively quiet days in the offing. Late May is still peak season, however, so pockets of severe weather could begin cropping up by the weekend into next week across the Southern Plains.

Tornadoes that swept through Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia killed more than two dozen people, destroyed homes and left thousands without power as residents began clearing widespread storm damage.

The storms Friday afternoon tore roofs off buildings, blew out windows, ripped bricks off siding and yanked up trees and power lines.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Monday said he had asked President Trump to issue a federal emergency declaration for the state following the May 16 tornadoes and severe storms that led to seven deaths, including five in the St.

Portsmouth-based Mercy Chefs, a disaster relief organization, is providing aid in Kentucky and Missouri following a deadly tornado outbreak in the region.

According to KWCH, several confirmed tornadoes were reported in the state's western half on Sunday night. The towns of St. Francis, Scott City and Greensburg experienced near misses, but the community of Grinnell in Gove County was struck directly, the outlet reported.