ST. LOUIS — Flooding and flash flooding has been widespread. Rain will taper off this afternoon, but rain and storm chances continue until Wednesday morning. Rain totals have been from 3 to 7" in many areas.
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The worst of the heat is over for a while.
The cold front moves through our area sometime on Wednesday with cooler air and much less humid air later in the day on into Thursday and through the entire weekend. Highs will be in the low 80s with dew points in the 50s to near 60. Enjoy!
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