After a very snowy winter across the upper Midwest and numerous rounds of heavy rain across the Missouri and Mississippi River basins through the spring and early summer months, the rivers rose to record levels. The flooding was not quite as high as 1993, but a number of sites had record river levels in the top 5.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.
After a very snowy winter across the upper Midwest and numerous rounds of heavy rain across the Missouri and Mississippi River basins through the spring and early summer months, the rivers rose to record levels. The flooding was not quite as high as 1993, but a number of sites had record river levels in the top 5.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 2, 3:57 AM CST, 5 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...Updated Aviation National Weather Service Saint Louis MO 457 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2019 .SHORT TERM... (Through Late Monday Afternoon) Issued at 330 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2019 Early this morning, northwest flow aloft prevailed across our region anchored by an upper RIDGE axis over the High Plains. At the surface, a cold front extended from near Indianapolis, IN through the southern STL metro area to northeastern Oklahoma. Temperatures were in the low to mid 60s, changing little after the initial push of rain moved through most areas earlier in the night. A rare quiet period of weather is expected here, so enjoy it. Especially considering what is coming down the pike (see LONG-TERM discussion below). A well amplified upper RIDGE will remain to our west, keeping northwest flow aloft with no upper level disturbances expected. Even so, the column will be quite dry for early June thanks in part to a surface high pressure building in today and slow to depart on Monday, still maintaining decent influence on limiting low level moisture return. Max temperatures will be seasonable the next two days, with readings peaking in the upper 70s and lower 80s. Min temperatures will be notable tonight, with the surface high pressure axis just to our east, resulting in widespread values in the 50s with some isolated pockets of 40s possible in more sheltered areas. TES .LONG TERM... (Monday Night through Saturday) Issued at 330 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2019 The upper RIDGE over the Plains is expected to significantly flatten early in the period, opening up our region to influence first from ridge-runner upper level disturbances Monday night through Tuesday night, and then to systems coming from the southern Rockies anchored by a slow moving upper LOW. The bottom line for us is this: it will be a persistently wet pattern for the entirety of this period with few breaks from the threat of precipitation. The main synoptic surface frontal boundary is expected to remain north of our region through Wednesday, likely resulting in above normal temperatures and high levels of instability and moisture in place over our region. 0-6km and 0-1km bulk shear and what could be a well developed low level jet to drive and organize convection from late Tuesday afternoon well into Tuesday night justifies the SPC Slight Risk for Day 3. Wednesday, while just as unstable, is less favorable dynamically. For Thursday through Saturday, the main synoptic surface frontal boundary should be over or even just south of most of our region, likely resulting in a cooler temperatures regime around normal with a much more muddled but overall less severe storm threat. The precipitation chances will persist, now fueled by upper level disturbances ejecting out ahead of the main upper LOW with the upper LOW itself drifting through during next weekend, with some model solutions lingering it longer, depending on how much the longwave upper RIDGE re-establishes over the central CONUS. TES && .AVIATION... (For the 12z TAFs through 12z Monday Morning) Issued at 457 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2019 VFR conditions and dry weather will prevail at the TAF sites through the valid period. NW surface winds today will become light and variable after sunset tonight. The only wildcard in the forecast is potential for some river fog late tonight at KSUS and KCPS due to the cool night and large air to water temp differences. Values are marginal at this time and will punt to the next shift on possible inclusion into those TAFs. TES && .LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...Flash Flood Watch through this evening for Lewis MO-Marion MO. IL...None. && WFO LSX
Hazardous Weather Outlook...CORRECTED National Weather Service Saint Louis MO 414 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2019 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-031200- Adams IL-Audrain MO-Bond IL-Boone MO-Brown IL-Calhoun IL-Callaway MO- Clinton IL-Cole MO-Crawford MO-Fayette IL-Franklin MO-Gasconade MO- Greene IL-Iron MO-Jefferson MO-Jersey IL-Knox MO-Lewis MO-Lincoln MO- Macoupin IL-Madison IL-Madison MO-Marion IL-Marion MO-Moniteau MO- Monroe IL-Monroe MO-Montgomery IL-Montgomery MO-Osage MO-Pike IL- Pike MO-Ralls MO-Randolph IL-Reynolds MO-Saint Charles MO- Saint Clair IL-Saint Francois MO-Saint Louis City MO-Saint Louis MO- Sainte Genevieve MO-Shelby MO-Warren MO-Washington IL-Washington MO- 414 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern and central Missouri as well as west central and southwest Illinois. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Major river flooding is ongoing along parts of the Missouri, Mississippi, Illinois, and Osage Rivers. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. There is a chance for thunderstorms for portions of the area each day from Tuesday through Saturday. Some storms on Tuesday afternoon and night may be severe. Major river flooding continues along parts of the Missouri, Mississippi, Illinois, and Osage Rivers. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight. TES
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
954 AM CDT SUN JUN 2 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
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..REMARKS..
0752 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE SAINT PETERS 38.77N 90.59W
06/01/2019 ST. CHARLES MO PUBLIC
8 INCH DIAMETER MAPLE TREE SNAPPED. FACEBOOK
REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
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JPGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
955 AM CDT SUN JUN 2 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
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..REMARKS..
0906 PM TSTM WND DMG LEBANON 38.60N 89.82W
06/01/2019 ST. CLAIR IL PUBLIC
TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES.
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MRMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
956 AM CDT SUN JUN 2 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0659 PM TSTM WND DMG SILEX 39.13N 91.06W
06/01/2019 LINCOLN MO PUBLIC
6-8 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS SNAPPED.
FACEBOOK REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
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JPGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
958 AM CDT SUN JUN 2 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
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..REMARKS..
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N WELDON SPRING 38.73N 90.65W
06/01/2019 ST. CHARLES MO PUBLIC
TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 12 INCH DIAMETER
TREE DOWN.
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MRMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1000 AM CDT SUN JUN 2 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0648 PM TSTM WND DMG ELSBERRY 39.17N 90.79W
06/01/2019 LINCOLN MO PUBLIC
LARGE TREE SNAPPED THAT CAME DOWN ON A
HOUSE. TWITTER REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
RADAR.
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JPGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1029 AM CDT SUN JUN 2 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0803 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 E CHESTERFIELD 38.65N 90.53W
06/01/2019 ST. LOUIS MO PUBLIC
MEDIUM SIZED TREE SNAPPED. TWITTER REPORT.
TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
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JPGThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Mississippi River at Grafton, IL remained at it's highest levels between the morning of June 2nd and the morning of June 12th. In Grafton, a number of homes and businesses on the west side of Illinois Route 100 were flooded during this event.
The Mississippi River at St. Louis, MO remained at it's highest levels between the evening of June 2nd and the evening of June 13th. There was at least $880 thousand in damage to the infrastructure along the Mississippi River due to the river flooding in Monroe County.
The Mississippi River at Alton, IL remained at it's highest levels between the evening of June 2nd and the evening of June 12th. America's Central Port in Granite City sustained at least $11.25 million in damage from the river flooding. Overall, Madison County sustained at least $24.8 million from this river flood event.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Illinois in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, June 2019
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 861558, 861560, 861555, 861557.