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O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Record rainfall caused widespread flash flooding across the St. Louis area early Tuesday, closing multiple roadways and prompting rescues from vehicles and homes. There were ...
Around 2:45 p.m., the St. Louis County police responded to a different fatal incident along the same creek in the 1600 block of Avenue H. Police found a man in the creek who was unresponsive. He ...
Near the city of Ironton, about 75 miles southwest of St. Louis, a 66-year-old man drowned after he tried to cross a flooded bridge in a car Monday, the Missouri Highway Patrol said.
Record-breaking rainfall that caused flash flooding in the St. Louis area Tuesday morning, leaving cars trapped on streets, causing road closures and at least one death, is not just a freak ...
The most extreme flooding occurred along the tributaries of the Missouri River, the largest tributary (by area) of the Mississippi River. The 12-month period ending in April 2019 was the wettest to date during the 1895-2019 period of record, with an average of 36.27 inches (921 mm) of precipitation over the conterminous United States.
The Missouri River was above flood stage for 62 days in Jefferson City, Missouri, 77 days at Hermann, Missouri, and for 94 days at St. Charles in the St. Louis metropolitan area. On October 7, 103 days after the flooding began, the Mississippi River at St. Louis finally dropped below flood stage.
From 6 to 12 inches of rain fell on the St. Louis area which prompted a flash flood emergency Tuesday morning. In a radar image captured at 5 a.m. Tuesday morning, torrential rainfall was falling ...
[17] [18] Later, the National Weather Service issued its first-ever flash flood emergencies for Saint Louis. [19] By the end of July 26, St. Peters, Missouri recorded a total of 12.8 inches (325.1 mm) of rainfall, [20] while other areas of St. Charles County received over 11 inches (280 mm).