Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
St. Charles
Event narrative (NOAA)
The Mississippi River went into Major flood at Grafton, IL on May 3rd and remained at those levels through May 16th. During this period, numerous roads were flooded. Two people were in a vehicle that drove into the flood waters somewhere near the intersection of Sioux Drive and Hideaway Harbor Drive. They drowned in this location. The car and bodies of a 20 year old man and a 19 year old woman were not recovered til the 24th of May once the water receded a bit.
Other notable flood events in Missouri
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.