Flash Flood in St. Louis County, Missouri
Flash Flood November 4, 2024 – November 5, 2024 · St. Louis County, Missouri
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
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.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Brentwood (38.6200, -90.3600).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1217688. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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