Jul 26, 2022
During the early morning of Tuesday, July 26th, 2022, a complex of training thunderstorms set up roughly along the I-70 corridor in Missouri and I-64 corridor in Illinois. Several rounds of thunderstorms with rainfall rates exceeding 2in/hr affected this area, including the St. Louis metropolitan area, through the early hours of July 26th and into the morning commute. Upwards of 11 of rain fell over the course of roughly 8 hours in an axis from Hawk Point, MO to St. Peters, MO according to radar
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1050002). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in MacOupin County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.