Louis area, about 6 to 10 inches of rain fell from midnight to 6 a.m., according to the weather service. Louis itself, more than 9 inches of rain fell from late Monday to Tuesday, surpassing the city’s highest 24-hour rainfall total on record, which was 7.02 inches on August 19-20, 1915, the National Weather Service said. Louis area Tuesday morning, killing at least one person, forcing rescues of people trapped in vehicles and homes, and spurring road closures including on part of Interstate 70, officials said. Torrential and record-breaking rainfall caused widespread flash flooding in the St.
