that there was a possibility of somebody in a car as the water was receding. and we have pulled a civilian out of a vehicle that has passed. reporter: others went scrambling for shelter. heard some thunder, didn t think much of it, went back to sleep. a couple hours later, heard water coming into the apt and there was a couple feet in and just kept going up. reporter: from midnight to 7:00 a.m., st. louis got more than 8 inches of rain. previous record for one day was less than 7 which happened all the way back in 1915. the surrounding st. louis area saw anywhere from 6 to 10 inches overnight according to the national weather service. area officials urged everyone to avoid travel as they say they were getting 911 calls of multiple people stuck. you don t know how deep it is, it is simply not safe, it is not worth the risk. reporter: torrential rain left parts of the area almost unrecognizable, trapping cars on
is. it s simply not safe. it s not worth the risk. torrential rain left parts of the area almost unrecognizable. trapping cars on the streets. flooding a train tracks, and homes. climate scientists say that such turbulent weather has been becoming more familiar. as rising temperatures in the atmosphere can hold more moisture. leading to more rain. and more extreme conditions. from deadly heat, two destructive fires. dangerous floods. it s a dynamic that officials are increasingly trying to be prepared for. across the country. whether it is the extreme heat affecting tens of millions of americans, or the hurricanes, or the drought. this is the new normal. this is a climate emergency. in st. louis, the flood waters are receding. but for scientists said the chances of this happening again we re only going up. omar jimenez, cnn. thank you omar! the former president defending
reporter: torrential rain left parts of the area almost unrecognizable, trapping cars on streets, flooding train tracks and homes. climate scientists say such turbulent weather is becoming more familiar as rising temperatures mean the atmosphere can hold more moisture leading to more rain and more extreme conditions. from deadly heat to destructive fires, dangerous floods, it is a dynamic officials are increasingly trying to be prepared for across the country. whether it is the extreme heat affecting tens of millions of americans or the hurricanes or the drought, this is the new normal. this is a climate emergency. in st. louis, the floodwaters are receding, but scientists say the chances of this happening again are only going up. omar jimenez, cnn. in california crews are making progress as they battle a wildfire raging near yosemite
coming up. reporter: st. louis got more than eight inches of rain. the previous record for one day was less than seven, which happened all the way back in 1915. the surrounding st. louis area saw anywhere from six to ten inches overnight, according to the national weather service. area officials urged everyone to avoid travel as they say they were getting 911 calls are multiple people stuck. you don t know how deep it is. it s simply not safe, it s not worth the risk. reporter: torrential rain left parts of the area almost unrecognizable, trapping cars on streets, flooding train tracks and homes. climate scientists say such turbulent weather is becoming more familiar as rising temperatures mean the atmosphere can hold more moisture, leading to more rain and more extreme conditions, from deadly heat to destructive fires, dangerous floods. it s a dynamic officials are increasingly trying to be prepared for across the country.
an f-18 crashing in the mojave desert. also tonight, the emotional tribute to the queen from her son and great britain s future king, prince charles. and how the queen surprised everyone as the celebrations continue for her platinum jubilee. good evening, thanks for joining us on this saturday. i m whit johnson. as we come on the air tonight, that massive storm, the first tropical system of the atlantic hurricane season, dumping flooding rain as it moves through florida, making its way out to sea. record rainfall in some of the state s largest cities. miami hit especially hard. as much as 6 inches of rain falling per hour. roads impassable, trapping cars, making travel dangerous. first responders searching for stranded motorists, using high water vehicles seen here to get through the flooded streets, taking people the higher ground. this here is a parking lot not far from ft. lauderdale after