Flash Flood — St. Louis, Missouri

2024-11-04 to 2024-11-05 · near Brentwood, St. Louis, Missouri

Direct deaths

$200K

Property damage

Event narrative

Heavy rain caused numerous road closures with vehicles stranded in St. Louis County. Multiple water rescues were reported from cars driving through flooded roadways. At Bayless and I-55, flash flooding from heavy rain and overflow from Gravois Creek resulted in two fatalities.

Wider weather episode

Overnight on Sunday, November 3rd, a shield of rain and thunderstorms moved into the bi-state area. By Monday morning, persistent rainfall resulted in fatal flash flooding in southeast Missouri, with one fatality occurring in Iron County. Later on Monday evening, a QLCS produced two EF-0 tornadoes in east-central Missouri and shifted the axis of heaviest rain to the north. Due to the shift northward, record rainfall amounts caused deadly flash flooding in the St. Louis metropolitan area on Tuesday morning with two fatalities caused by rising waters.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1217688. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.