Flash flooding causes problems throughout the area
10 Jun
Heavy rain Tuesday afternoon caused flash flooding across Warren, St. Charles and St. Louis counties.
Heavy rainfall produced flash flooding in the area. http://t.co/sSDnnMfwDk #STLwx pic.twitter.com/XX6yFzevgd
— Cindy Preszler KSDK (@CindyPreszler) June 11, 2014
A flash flood is caused when water rises rapidly in low-lying areas. The National Weather Service advises pedestrians and drives to “turn around, don’t drown” — people often underestimate the water’s depth and current.
O’Fallon, Mo., and St. Paul were hardest hit by flash flooding Tuesday.
Highway P in O'Fallon, MO! Turn around. Don't drown #KSDKwx pic.twitter.com/2YDEnf2Ccd
— Jeanie Smith (@JeanieSmithKSDK) June 10, 2014
Viewer pic – Car underwater in O'Fallon MO – #STLWX pic.twitter.com/YAYZQQYUT2
— FOX2now (@FOX2now) June 10, 2014
.@WorldClass12345 these pics taken in St. Paul. #stlwx pic.twitter.com/lajPttRPhI
— Casey Nolen KSDK (@CaseyNolen) June 11, 2014
Most flash flooding seems to have receded in St. Charles Co, but not all of it. #stlwx pic.twitter.com/vNN5m6dfNM
— Casey Nolen KSDK (@CaseyNolen) June 10, 2014
EB and WB I-70 between Warrenton and Foristell is flooded. (Photo: viewer Jim Sharp) #stlwx #ksdkwx pic.twitter.com/R0cbFmSduJ
— KSDK NewsChannel 5 (@ksdknews) June 10, 2014
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