Severe storms moved through St. Louis on Mother’s Day weekend, bringing large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding.

From large hail on Saturday to flash flooding on Sunday, the region needed the benefits of the rain but could have done without the severe weather.

Severe storms began on Saturday afternoon, with storms developing as early as noon. The National Weather Service issued Severe Thunderstorm Watches and Warnings as storms produced large hail and damaging winds.

Check out the video of the hail falling in St. Louis County on Saturday, May 13.

Golf ball-sized hail was reported in St. Charles County. Along with the large hail, severe storms brought gusty winds and heavy rainfall.

This video below shows heavy wind, rain and hail on Saturday in Valley Park, a suburb of St. Louis.

Here are more photos of the hail that fell around St. Louis on Saturday that were sent into Spectrum News.

Storms tapered off Saturday night and Mother’s Day began on a foggy note. The sunshine eventually came out with temperatures climbing up to 90 degrees for a high.

Warm temperatures and sunshine destabilized the atmosphere for another round of storms on Mother’s Day.

Look at the video below shared on Twitter on Sunday as storms moved in. It shows a thunderstorm’s dense shelf cloud visible from a flight out of St. Louis Lambert International Airport.

Flash flooding worsened on Sunday evening. 3.6 inches of rain fell in Mehlville, Mo. in four hours, and reports of flash flooding also came in from parts of South St. Louis City and St. Louis County.

I-55 at Bayless had water on the roads, causing traffic backups, and I-64 at Hanley shut down temporarily because of flooding.

Flooding on I-64 in St. Louis on Sunday night. (Missouri Department of Transportation)

In the Carondelet Neighborhood of St. Louis City, there were reports of multiple vehicles trapped in standing water. The Dupo area in St. Clair County also reported vehicles stuck on flooded roads, and rescue crews conducted several water rescues on both sides of the river.

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