Aug 12, 2019
Elevated convection developed in response to low level moisture convergence just north of a slowly retreating warm front. With very high precipitable water values in excess of 2 inches, this created very heavy rainfall rates as the storms trained over the same locations for over 5 hours. This caused flash flooding in a number of locations.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 854729). 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.