Flash Flooding, Intense Cloud Cover Hit Region Throughout Monday, April 27, 2026, During Day and Evening

Photos from various scenes in Hartford, Brighton, Wilsonville and Granite City are shown below.

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Todd Cunningham photo from Brighton on Monday shows massive cloud display low to the ground. Cloud cover that residents described as “often scary” hung over the region Monday, April 27, 2026, as heavy rain brought flash flooding to the St. Louis area and nearby communities, including Hartford.

Jeanne Barzee documented the flooding in Hartford with a photo showing flash flooding caused by heavy rains on Monday.

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Parts of Macoupin County reported 4 inches of rain on Monday, according to the National Weather Service in St. Louis.

Some, depicted in a photo of a truck surrounded by water in Wilsonville, had trouble driving in flash flooding conditions.

Brayden Cook of BC Photography was busy depicting the Granite City region during the widespread storm on Monday, as shown in the photos below.

Jeanne Barzee shows the flash flooding in Hartford on Monday. Michael Smith Jr. shows the scene in WIlsonville on Monday with a truck off in the high water.