ST. LOUIS — Heavy rain will lift out Friday afternoon. There will still be a few lingering showers. Rain was been nonstop and so have the strong winds. Gusts will be strong into the first half of the night.
Friday morning, St. Charles registered a 63 mph wind gust. Winds will settle down Friday night and Saturday it will be like nothing happened.
Heavy rain has caused river levels to rise along the Meramec, Big River and Bourbeuse. For the Meramec near Sullivan, the National Weather Service expects route N to close in both directions due to flooding. Unlike flash flooding, river flooding will take time to subside. High waters could continue into Monday and Tuesday, even with dry conditions over the weekend.
Perry County is under a flash flood warning due to thunderstorm-related downpours. The flash flood threat will end later this afternoon.
Rain reports are starting to come in and the weather isn't over yet. Reports between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. are coming in between 1-3 inches. Heavy rain is continuing, expect totals to rise over the next few hours.
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The winds will be strong into the afternoon as the intense storm system pulls away.
The winds will begin to diminish later Friday evening. The weather system will move away from the area in time for relatively pleasant weather to return Saturday and Sunday.
