ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - City of St. Louis officials have confirmed four people are dead Friday after a radar-confirmed tornado hit the St. Louis metro area.

One person was killed and two people were taken to a hospital when the storm caused a roof collapse at Centennial Christian Church located near Kingshighway and Fountain Avenue, according to firefighters at the scene.

A woman was killed when a building collapsed in the 1300 block of Bayard Street in North St. Louis. First Alert 4′s Russell Kinsaul was reporting damage in that area.

The locations and circumstances of the other deaths were not immediately available. Officials say the information is preliminary and subject to change.

Mayor Cara Spencer addressed the media Friday afternoon and implored the public to not travel

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