Fenton Mayor Dennis Hancock said it could have been worse when a tornado made a brief, destructive stop in town in the late morning Friday.

"The damage was fairly localized around Route 30 ... just to the north of Route 30," he said. "Commerce Bank on one side of Route 141 was damaged and there was significant damage to St. Paul Church."

To a lesser extent, some homes in Forest Knoll Subdivision were impacted by the storm, he said.

A spokesman for the Archdiocese of St. Louis said the three main buildings at St. Paul Catholic Church, 15 Forest Knoll, sustained various levels of harm from the twister.

Bob Ryan, the archdiocese director of risk assessment, surveyed the buildings Monday. He said the roof of St. Paul Church had significant damage and about 50 windows in the parish's school building were blown out. Both will be used while they are being repaired, he said.

The building containing the church office and its rectory, where the priests live, was heavily damaged, Ryan reported. Parts of it may be saved, but the decision whether it will be worth it to repair the building is still to be determined.

He said he did not have a cost estimate as yet to the extent of the damage.

"No injuries, that was the most important thing," said Ryan, who noted that two priests were in the rectory when it was struck by the tornado.

The congregation celebrated a Mass Sunday evening at the church and will be able to continue to have services in the building, Ryan said. The school was closed Monday, but was scheduled to be open for classes Tuesday.

No injuries in Fenton were reported because of the storms, a St. Louis County Police Department spokesman said.

Storms were reported Friday around Missouri on an unseasonably warm day. An Ameren Missouri spokesman said that 13,101 residences and businesses were left without power in the electric company's service area that reaches around the state. The majority of customers had their power restored by 1 p.m. Saturday, she said.

"We had 276 linemen engaged in restoring electricity in St. Louis County, St. Charles County, Jefferson County and Franklin County," said Lisa Manzo of Ameren Missouri. "The most severe damage was in Sunset Hills. We replaced a total of 40 poles in the region."

In Jefferson County, the weather contributed to a number of traffic accidents, a Sheriff's Office spokesman said. In addition, incidents of hail damage to home sidings and roofs were reported in Barnhart.