Large Hail, Flash Flooding Impact Midwest on Tuesday, Including St. Louis

Chris Dolce
Published: April 7,2015



 
A cluster of severe storms produced large hail from central Missouri to near the St. Louis metro area Tuesday morning.

Hail covers the ground west of St. Louis in Ballwin, Missouri. (Instagram/jlanderos80)

Hail up to the size of golfballs was reported in or near several cities including Columbia, Warrenton and Williamsburg.
In the St. Louis metro, photos and video from social media showed hail covering the ground in many locations. Hail was up to the size of quarters, according to reports from the National Weather Service.
The slow-moving cluster of storms also produced some impressive rainfall totals in a short period of time. Near Affton in St. Louis County, 1.13 inches of rain was reported in just 30 minutes. Farther west in Dutzow, Missouri, an even more impressive 2.25 inches of rain was reported in 30 minutes.

Elsewhere in the Midwest, heavy rain triggered some flash flooding Tuesday morning in southern Indiana. A few roads were closed due to high water in both Orange and Dubois Counties.
Flash flooding was also reported in the southeast Kentucky town of Corbin. One street was impassable due to three feet of ponded water, according to the National Weather Service in Jackson, Kentucky.

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