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Updated: Record rainfall overnight in St louis [1]

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Date: 2022-07-26

Forest Park Metrolink station in St Louis on 7/26/22

A daily record for rainfall was broken overnight at Lambert Airport in St Louis. Old record was 6.85 inches on Aug. 20, 1915.

So far today, since midnight, Lambert Airport has received 8.34” and it’s still raining. St Peters MO got over 11”

Update: The latest tweets (as of 1:30pm central) from the NWS at STL. The rain has mostly stopped for now, but we could add to today’s total as they re calling for more rain over the next couple of days. This is at the airport. We got a little over 6” in Belleville IL. St Peters got over 12” while a good chunk of St Charles County, a suburb of STL northwest of the city fot over 10”! This is now happening every year in this area. Thunderstorms stall and train over the same areas for hours dumping inches of rain per hour. It’s usually less wide spread tho.

x A historic morning in the St. Louis area. Our hearts are with all of those affected from this catastrophic flooding. Here are some facts that put this rainfall into historical perspective. #mowx #stlwx pic.twitter.com/jUtOGl8ioq — NWS St. Louis (@NWSStLouis) July 26, 2022

x Here is a look at the top 5 reported storm total rain amounts we've received in the area so far, and it's still raining in these areas. If you've got a measurement you'd like to share, please send us your location, total rain amount, and the time you measured. #STLwx #MOwx #ILwx pic.twitter.com/Qw7jm7tArZ — NWS St. Louis (@NWSStLouis) July 26, 2022

x Photos of rescues from residents' homes that were swamped by flash flooding on Hermitage Ave in St. Louis. Complete of record rainfall in St. Louis area that brings road closures, flash flooding https://t.co/chE31w40uo via pic.twitter.com/MYvFHmdpb2 — David Carson (@PDPJ) July 26, 2022

www.stltoday.com/…

The National Weather Service office in Weldon Spring said the city experienced record rainfall. St. Louis recorded 8.06 inches of rainfall from midnight Monday to about 7 a.m. Tuesday. The old record was 6.85 inches on Aug. 20, 1915.

… Some areas in central to eastern Missouri and southwestern Illinois could see more than 12 inches, the Weather Service said. Across St. Louis, multiple vehicles were stranded in floodwaters near Forest Park Parkway and South Vandeventer Avenue, along North Kingshighway, and at Interstate 44 and Jefferson Avenue. In the 1000 block of North Skinker, fire crews in small rescue boats were searching or anyone who might be stranded. In St. Charles County, Interstate 70 was closed in both directions near Mid Rivers Mall Drive, possibly due to Spencer Creek, the Weather Service said. Around 7:45 a.m., westbound traffic on I-70 was moving through high water, and highway crews were still trying to unclog a drain along the highway.

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