Record rainfall inundated St. Louis early Tuesday, closing major interstates, stranding drivers and residents on flooded streets, and downing power lines
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The metro area saw more than 8 inches of rain in just seven hours, according to the National Weather Service. That broke the previous record of 6.85 inches, which was set in 1915 as the remnants of a hurricane that devastated Galveston, Texas, passed over Missouri.
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