Glen Allen tornado damage

April 5, 2023

These images show damage caused by a tornado that went through Glen Allen, Missouri, between 3 and 4 a.m Wednesday, April 5.

Joshua Wells/Nathan English ~ Southeast Missourian/Megan Burke ~ Southeast Missourian

Matt Torbet, left, and Chris and Jerry Green, friends of the family of the deceased, observe the damage left by the tornado on Wednesday, April 5 in Glen Allen.

A baby blanket hangs in the branches of a tree near the mobile home where five died in a tornado on Wednesday, April 5 in Glen Allen.

Family photos are seen in the wreckage near the mobile home where five community members died in a tornado on Wednesday, April 5 in Glen Allen.

Debris seen near the mobile home where five died in Glen Allen.

Patty Stanfilld-Seabaugh looks over one of her family's homes, which was completely destroyed by the tornado.

Miguel Echeuarria, left, Steve Phelps and Daniel Cook, volunteers from Kasten Masonry in Jackson, help clear fallen trees from a front yard in Glen Allen.

Cole Vermillion, Miguel Echeuarria, Daniel Cook and Steve Phelps volunteer to help clear trees and other debris.

Miguel Echeuarria, right, cuts up a tree with a chainsaw.

Miguel Echeuarria, Cole Vermillion, Daniel Cook and Steve Phelps volunteer to clear trees and other debris.

Matt Torbet, a friend of the family of the deceased, stands in what is left of the mobile homes which were destroyed by the tornado.

Matt Torbet, a friend of the family of the deceased, walks past the mobile home where five were killed in a tornado on Wednesday, April 5 in Glen Allen.

Patty Stanfilld-Seabaugh climbs out of the wreckage after covering a large butcher block, an important family artifact, with a tarp in order to save it from the weather.

Patty Stanfilld-Seabaugh and her brother Phil Seabaugh look over one of her family's homes, which was completely destroyed by the tornado.

Community members survey an overturned trailer.

Glen Allen residents and volunteers clean up wreckage.

A man clears branches in front of M & G Gas in Glen Allen.

A stuffed animal is seen lodged in a chain-linked fence after a tornado ripped through Glen Allen on Wednesday morning.

Emergency responders use rescue dogs to search through the rubble.

A firefighter holds tools over his shoulder on the streets of Glen Allen.

Emergency responders walk the roads of Glen Allen assessing the damage left by the tornado on Wednesday, April 5 in Glen Allen.

Emergency responders walk the streets of Glen Allen where many homes were destroyed.

Firefighters survey the damage in Glen Allen.

Firefighters assess the damage in Glen Allen.

Patty Stanfilld-Seabaugh peers into what is left of a home owned by her family.

Patty Stanfilld-Seabaugh walks along Creek Street in front of one of her family's homes, which was completely destroyed by the tornado.

Community members decide how to remove a tree from the roof of the Glen Allen Post Office.

Community members walk Creek Street as they prepare to remove a tree from the roof of the Glen Allen Post Office.

Community members prepare to remove a tree from the roof of the Glen Allen Post Office.

Community members watch as Leo Arnzen Co., a crane service out of Leopold, removes a tree from the roof of the Glen Allen Post Office.

A dog stands next to a stop sign and wreckage from the tornado on Creek Street in Glen Allen.

Community members work together to remove a tree from the roof of the Glen Allen Post Office.

Community members throw a tree off of the roof of the Glen Allen Post Office.

Community members and Leo Arnzen Co., a crane service out of Leopold, worked together to remove a tree from the roof of the Glen Allen Post Office.

John Seabaugh walks into his house past his truck which was heavily damaged by debris from the tornado.

Glen Allen firefighters, M & G Gas and the Missouri Propane Safety Commission work together to contain a leaking propane tank.

David Patten, an inspector for the Missouri Propane Safety Commission, assists local firefighters as they thaw a leaking propane tank owned by M & G Gas in Glen Allen.

Glen Allen firefighters, M & G Gas and the Missouri Propane Safety Commission work together to contain a leaking propane tank.

David Patten, an inspector for the Missouri Propane Safety Commission, watches as a firefighter uses a hose to thaw pipes frozen under a large propane tank, owned by M & G Gas, that continued to leaked throughout the day.

Jacob Urhahn and Myra Underwood stand by the wreckage.

Community members stand in the Heritage Apostolic Church parking lot on Wednesday in Glen Allen.

Holly Shipley breaks down in tears as she attempts to gather belongings from the rubble of a mobile home where five of her family members died in a tornado on Wednesday, April 5 in Glen Allen.

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These images show damage caused by a tornado that went through Glen Allen, Missouri, between 3 and 4 a.m Wednesday, April 5.

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