After hundreds of homes experienced flooding in south St. Louis after a pump station on the River Des Peres was struck by lightning, the Metropolitan Sewer District said it was [...]
Flooding in Bellefontaine Neighbors submerges park, threatens nearby homes
Sandbagging continued Tuesday in Bellefontaine Neighbors where flood waters have gotten so close to homes the flood wall stretches through several backyards. Read the full story on KSDK
Storms with hail cause event cancellations, more flooding
Storms moved through the St. Louis area on Saturday night, bringing in strong winds and hail. Read the full story on KMOV
St. Louis Businesses Rent Boilers to Power Through Major Flooding
Near historic flooding from an intense rainstorm and high Mississippi River prompted several St. Louis businesses to rent temporary boilers. Flooding shut down Ashley Energy’s nearby steam plant, which normally [...]
Levee fails, crests coming as flooding woes continues across St. Louis
As near-historic flooding continued in the St. Louis region Sunday, a levee failed in Lincoln County and the waters of the Mississippi River crept further up the steps to the [...]
Floodwater closes 400 Missouri roads, temporarily leaves downtown buildings without hot water
The swollen Missouri and Mississippi rivers are closing hundreds of roads, inundating homes and businesses, and caused about a dozen buildings in downtown St. Louis, like Busch Stadium, to be [...]
Flooding forces steam plant offline, leading to no hot water for some downtown businesses
Flooding problems along the St. Louis Riverfront led to a lack of hot water for some downtown businesses. Floodwaters entered a downtown steam provider which provides steam heat and electricity [...]
Flooding causes scramble for boilers after downtown businesses lose hot water
The company that runs the downtown steam loop went on a mad dash on Monday to find temporary boilers for a dozen downtown buildings — including a city jail, major [...]
Downtown St. Louis sees near-record flooding, utility outages
The Mississippi River has gotten so high in downtown St. Louis that the water is nearly eye level for tourists gathered at Gateway Arch National Park. Read the full story [...]
A dozen downtown businesses without hot water, MSD says
Dozen of businesses in downtown St. Louis are without hot water after an early force main sewer failure. The Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) in St. Louis said rising river levels [...]