Missouri Flooding Prompts Evacuations, Knocks Out Power to Thousands in St. Louis

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Thousands lost power in the St. Louis area and more than 30 homes had to be evacuated south of the city due to flooding that swamped roads and even left a woman trapped as she went into labor.

The floods were triggered by heavy downpours Sunday night and Monday morning that followed a weekend of intense rainfall in St. Louis and southeastern and south-central Missouri.

Roads in St. Louis County were flooded, and more than 13,000 Ameren customers lost power Monday morning – many of which were in the St. Louis area – according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Some 50 miles to the south, about 30 homes were evacuated in De Soto when heavy rain caused flash flooding.

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Parts of St. Louis County, especially in the Florissant area, received more than 7 inches of rain from late Sunday night into mid-morning, and the rain was still falling, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Patrick Walsh. Cape Girardeau in southeast Missouri had about 8 inches of rain for the weekend.

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