St. Clair storm history

Storms were moving through the region. Several lightning strikes struck a home on Summit View Drive which caused a fire. An 86 year old woman called 911 about the fire and said she was trapped on the second floor of the residence. Firefighters could not get to her in time and she…

A line of severe storms moved through St. Clair County. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Dupo, Centreville, Belleville, Swansea, Scott Air Force Base, Lebanon, and Mascoutah. Also, part of a roof was blown off of a structure in East Carondelet. In Bel…

A 62 year old homeless died from heat related causes in East St. Louis. He was found in an abandoned home.

An Alorton man was found dead in his home. The County Coroner ruled the cause of death as heat exhaustion. The temperature inside the house was well over 100 degrees. High temperatures on the 17th and 18th were in the lower to middle 90s with the Heat Index around 100.

Up to 9 inches of rain fell in a 6 to 10 hour period causing widespread flash flooding. The heaviest rain axis extended from East St. Louis southeastward towards Mascoutah. Numerous roads were flooded, including northbound I-55 at I-64, ramps from I-64 to I-255, U.S. Highway 50 b…

The Mississippi River at Alton, IL remained at it's highest levels between the evening of June 2nd and the evening of June 12th. There was at least $8.1 million in damage to the infrastructure along the Mississippi River due to the river flooding in St. Clair County.

A total of 5 to 6 inches of snow fell primarily during the morning hours. The snowfall rate reached 1 inch per hour at times.

The combination of temperatures in the upper 90s and high humidity led to heat index values over 105 degrees for several days. The heat index peaked around 112 degrees.

Hot and extremely humid conditions led to a week of heat index values over 105 degrees. The heat index peaked near 117 degrees.

Heavy rain caused flash flood conditions on Route 13 south of Freeburg where 4 to 5 feet of water flooded the road. One car also stalled in water on US-50 west of Trenton where both directions were flooded.

Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees and wires in Caseyville and Collinsville.

Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree across Route 4 in Lebanon.

A home in Ramsey saw significant basement flooding, including walls being knocked down by flood waters.

A video submitted recorded extensive standing water and flooding along Madison Street including the parking lot of Ace Hardware Store. Water was reportedly several inches deep in the backyard of a home nearby, and flood water seeped into their basement. A total of 5.04 inches of …

There were several reports of trees and power lines down over northern St. Clair County.

Thunderstorm winds downed a tree over Vogel School Road just north of Floraville.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees crossing Illinois Route 15.

Thunderstorm winds caused damage to a metal roof at the intersection of Route 15 and Route 13 in Freeburg.

A water rescue took place on Illinois Highway 13 near Lenzburg due to a vehicle being stranded in flood water. Heavy rain of up to 5.25 to 6.1 inches fell in St. Clair County during the duration of the event.

Thunderstorm winds downed a few power lines on Main Street in Dupo.

A member of the public reported estimated thunderstorm winds of 60 mph which is consistent with the ASOS observation at KCPS 10 minutes prior from the same thunderstorm.

Hail ranging in size from dimes to quarters fell for nearly 6 minutes.

Wind gusts near 60 mph caused minor damage across the county. The airport in Cahokia (KCPS) reported a gust to 50KT or 58 mph. In Belleville a tree fell onto a home and another tree fell onto another building.