Clinton storm history

Sugar Creek was in flood after the area received up to 5 inches of rain in 3 days. Where Sugar Creek crosses Airport Road, it was at least 2 to 3 feet deep. The road was closed with a sign denoting this. However, a 28 year old man in a GMC Sierra pickup truck drove into the flood…

Hot and extremely humid conditions led to a week of heat index values over 105 degrees. The heat index peaked near 115 degrees.

A caller reported that 4.05 inches of rain fell in 2 hours in St. Rose. Here, 2 to 3 feet of water was reportedly covering roads.

Broadcast media relayed photos of 1.5 inch to 2 inch hailstones from social media.

Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees near Albers.

Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees near Bartelso.

Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees near Beckemeyer.

Thunderstorm winds blew the doors of a farm outbuilding in. These winds also blew a camper on its side.

Thunderstorm winds damaged barns, silos, and outbuildings.

Thunderstorm winds damaged trees and outbuildings.

Thunderstorm winds damaged a shed and fence in Aviston.

Thunderstorm winds uprooted a 4 foot diameter pine tree.

The storm began early on the 5th with a mix of snow and sleet falling through the morning. After a brief break in the afternoon, snow fell again in the evening. A total of 6 to 10 inches of snow and sleet fell across the county. Up to 1 inch of this fell in the form of sleet. Cen…

The Clinton County emergency manager reported an RV turned over on its side, power lines down, multiple large trees blown over, and a roof blown off a house. This occurred along Coles Creek Road near Carlyle Lake.

Multiple tree limbs, some as large as 12 inches in diameter, were downed. A 3 foot diameter tree snapped and fell on a home in Aviston. A power pole also snapped near New Baden where siding was also damaged. Cities impacted include Trenton, Damiansville, Albers, Germantown, and B…

Large hail of up to 1.5 inches in diameter fell along US 50 in Clinton County. North of Carlyle, widespread damage to siding was reported along with one broken window. Other cities along the path of the storm include Aviston, Breese, Beckemeyer, and Huey.

A trained spotter reported trees down on Hazlet Park Road and 3 to 4 inch diameter branches down elsewhere. A food trailer was also flipped over.

Wind chill values dropped to as low as 25 below zero with the coldest values during the nighttime hours.

A period of very hot and extremely humid weather began on Sunday, August 20 and lasted through Friday, August 25. Heat index values climbed to 110 to 120 degrees each day as measured by numerous reporting sites across the region.

Widespread wind damage across the northern half of Clinton County. Numerous large tree limbs, power lines and trees were blown down in Jamestown, Breese, Carlyle, and Keyesport.

Excessive heat across the county with highs 95 to 100 each day. Heat index values as high as 110 each day.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs in Breese.

Thunderstorm winds snapped a two foot diameter tree off near the base.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees around town as well as numerous tree limbs. Also, a couple of fences were blown down and a trampoline was tossed.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees around town as well as numerous tree limbs. A fence was blown down and some houses sustained minor shingle damage. On building had a small portion of it's roof removed.

Thunderstorm winds blew some shingles off the roof of a building in town.

A wide swath of wind damage across the northern half of Clinton County. In Saint Rose, shingles were blown off of a home and a machine shed sustained moderate damage. Some power poles were blown down just southwest of Jamestown. Otherwise, numerous trees, tree limbs and power lin…

One to two inches of snow fell. The snow combined with gusty northwest winds (35-45 mph gusts) created extremely hazardous travel with sporadic near-blizzard conditions during the heaviest snowfall. Road conditions deteriorated rapidly during this event.

Up to 3.5 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time over the eastern half of Clinton County. Several roads were flooded including Old Highway 50 just west of Carlyle. Some homes in Carlyle have basement flooding and water surrounding the homes. Cranford Road was flooded about…

Thunderstorm winds snapped off a large tree at the ground in New Baden. In Aviston, numerous tree limbs were blown down. Also, the tin roof of an outhouse was ripped off.

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs and several trees in an area between Carlyle and Keysport.

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs around town.

Thunderstorm winds caused minor roof damage to several structures in town.

Up to 1.5 of sleet was reported in Clinton County.

There were two rounds of precipitation with this system. The first round was rain changing to a mix of sleet and snow, then another round of heavy snow. Around half an inch of sleet was reported in parts of Clinton County during the morning hours of February 2nd. With the second …

Trained spotter estimated a wind gust of 65 mph in Aviston.

Several rounds of snow beginning the evening of February 14th. The last round of accumulating snow exited Clinton County by 9 pm on February 15th. Nine inches of snow was reported in St. Rose. Overall, snowfall amounts ranged from 6 to 9 inches.