Flood — St. Charles, Missouri

2019-05-03 to 2019-05-16 · near Orchard Farm, St. Charles, Missouri

Event narrative

The Mississippi River went into Major flood at Grafton, IL on May 3rd and remained at those levels through May 16th. During this period, numerous roads were flooded. Two people were in a vehicle that drove into the flood waters somewhere near the intersection of Sioux Drive and Hideaway Harbor Drive. They drowned in this location. The car and bodies of a 20 year old man and a 19 year old woman were not recovered til the 24th of May once the water receded a bit.

Wider weather episode

Several areas were flooded due to levee overtopping or failure, flooding a number of homes and businesses. Two people died in the floodwaters in St. Charles County after driving their car into the flooded roadway.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 835579. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.