The New Year's Eve flood of 2015: Scenes we won't forget
The rains the last week of December 2015 came hard and fast, dropping close to 10 inches of water in some parts of the region during the final days of the year. By the time the downpour stopped, ºüÀêÊÓƵ had broken its record for annual rainfall.
The Mississippi and Missouri rivers swelled, threatening the levee protecting the Portage des Sioux area and inundating parts of St. Charles County. Hundreds of ºüÀêÊÓƵ residents came out to help .
But hardest hit were Union, Pacific, Eureka, Arnold and other areas along the Meramec River basin. As the Meramec crested higher than ever along the ºüÀêÊÓƵ County border, , causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage.
Here's a look back at the scenes from that flood from the final week of 2015.Â