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St. Louis International Airport has broken multiple rainfall records. On Tuesday morning, the airport had received 3.25 inches of rain, surpassing the previous daily record of 1.62 inches set in 1956.
8:45 p.m. Flood warnings extended. Flood warnings for parts of southwestern Illinois were extended to 1:30 a.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service in St. Louis. Those counties ...
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 ...
Flood damage to the MetroLink light rail transit system in St. Louis was estimated at $18–20 million. [36] In St. Peters, ten puppies at an animal rescue shelter died in the flooding. [37] Dardenne Creek in St. Peters rose over 21 feet (6.4 m) into major flood stage over the span of seven hours. [18]
In such places as St. Louis, river levels were nearly 20 feet (6.1 m) above flood stage, the highest ever recorded there in 228 years. [6] The 52-foot (16 m)-high St. Louis Floodwall, built to handle the volume of the 1844 flood, was able to keep the 1993 flood out with just over two feet (0.61 m) to spare. [7]
Additional showers and thunderstorms fell across the St. Louis area on Wednesday morning, one day after an epic, life-threatening deluge swamped roadways, houses, downtown buildings and train ...
The flood between May and June was the second most severe flood in the lower Mississippi Basin since 1927. Red River Landing, Louisiana, reached the 4th highest crest of record at 60.52 feet (18.45 m) on June 5 and was flooded for 115 days. All bays of the Bonnet Carre Spillway were opened for 35 days.
Flooding in the Mississippi River Basin during the winter, spring, and summer of 2019 caused at least 12 deaths and economic losses in 19 states totaling in excess of $20 billion. [1][2] Estimated damages in the Midwestern United States alone had reached $12.5 billion by April 2019. [3][4] Flood damages totaling $6.2 billion were reported in ...