ST. LOUIS — Historic rainfall moved through the St. Louis area early Tuesday morning and brought significant flooding to the region.
Rainfall totals across the area ranged from 5 to 12 inches. Wentzville, O’Fallon, St. Paul and St. Peters saw rainfall totals closer to 12 inches while most areas in St. Louis County saw between 5 to 10 inches.
St. Louis Lambert International Airport reported a daily rain total of 8.64 inches, which shatters the previous daily record of 6.85 inches set in 1915.
The 24-hour storm total was recorded at 9.07 inches. The previous 24-hour storm record was 7.02 inches in 1915.
Tuesday rainfall totals
- St. Peters – 12.86 inches
- Wentzville – 11.62 inches
- Creve Coeur – 11.44 inches
- University City – 11.21 inches
- O’Fallon – 11 inches
- St. Ann – 10.85 inches
- St. Paul – 10.58 inches
- Maryland Heights – 10.35 inches
- St. Charles – 9.64 inches
- Richmond Heights – 7.8 inches
- St. Louis – 7.79 inches
- Cahokia Heights, Ill. – 7.24 inches
- Cottleville – 7.22 inches
- Lemay – 6.3 inches
- Belleville, Ill. – 6.23 inches
- Fairmont City, Ill. – 6.16 inches
Historic 24-hour storm totals
- Aug. 19-20, 1915 – 7.02 inches
- Aug. 15-16, 1946 – 6.66 inches
- May 16-17, 1995 – 6.55 inches
- Aug. 14-15, 1946 – 6.52 inches
The storm brought significant flooding to the St. Louis area that destroyed homes and vehicles. Emergency shelters were opened up for those who were displaced.
One person was killed in the floods in the City of St. Louis. According to police, the person drowned in a car on Skinker Boulevard and Rosedale.
The heavy downpours also impacted St. Louis area animal shelters, where some animals died as a result of the flooding.
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