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River Flood Warning 175, NWS St. Louis, MO

June 26, 2011Saint Charles County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Jun 26, 2011, 1:43 AM CDT for Saint Charles County, Missouri. It took effect at Jun 26, 2011, 2:56 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 26, 2011, 1:43 AM CDT (06:43 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 26, 2011, 2:56 AM CDT
Expired: Jun 26, 2011, 3:03 PM CDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Flood severity: Minor

County Saint Charles County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The river

Written for the forecast point Dardenne Creek at St. Peters (DRCM7). The gauge peaked at 20.00 ft at Jun 26, 2011, 6:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 16 ft
Minor stage: 18 ft
Moderate stage: 20 ft
Major stage: 23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05514860, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

775 
WGUS43 KLSX 260643
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
143 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN MISSOURI... 


  DARDENNE CREEK AT 

      ST. PETERS 


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF RAINFALL
OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINS COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN 
PREDICTED.  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING
SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS 
CHANGE.

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE 
PASSAGE.

THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS 
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER 
CASE/

&&

MOC183-270643-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0175.110626T1010Z-110627T2214Z/
/DRCM7.1.ER.110626T1010Z.110626T1200Z.110626T2214Z.UU/
143 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS
* FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 1:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 17.5 FEET EARLY SUNDAY
  MORNING BEFORE FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 16.1 FEET...FIELD IN THE MIDDLE OF BROWN ROAD PARK 
  BEGINS TO FLOOD.
* IMPACT...AT 15.4 FEET...DITCH ADJACENT TO PARKING LOT IN THE BACK OF
  BROWN ROAD PARK BEGINS FILLING UP.

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     06/27  06/28  06/29  06/30  07/01

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   12.58      17.5   11.6    6.9    5.3    4.9

4 follow-up statements

937 
WGUS43 KLSX 260759
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
259 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY FOR THE 
FOLLOWING RIVER IN MISSOURI...


  DARDENNE CREEK AT 

      ST. PETERS 


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF RAINALL
OVER THE PAST NINE HOURS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINS COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN 
PREDICTED.  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING
SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS 
CHANGE.

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE 
PASSAGE.

THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS 
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER 
CASE/

&&

MOC183-270759-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0175.110626T0756Z-110627T2230Z/
/DRCM7.2.ER.110626T0633Z.110626T1200Z.110626T2230Z.UU/
259 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS
* FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 2:46 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 19.2 FEET SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE
  FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 19.4 FEET...BALL FIELDS AT SPORTS CENTER PARK BECOME 
  FLOODED.
* IMPACT...AT 19.2 FEET...LONE WOLFF PARK BEGINS FLOODING JUST SOUTH 
  OF MAIN STREET/HIGHWAY C, JUST WEST OF ST. PETERS.
* IMPACT...AT 16.1 FEET...FIELD IN THE MIDDLE OF BROWN ROAD PARK 
  BEGINS TO FLOOD.

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     06/27  06/28  06/29  06/30  07/01

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   18.61      17.5   11.6    6.9    5.3    4.9

250 
WGUS83 KLSX 260835
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
335 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN 
MISSOURI...
 

  DARDENNE CREEK AT 

      ST. PETERS  


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF RAINFALL
OVER THE PAST SIX TO NINE HOURS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINS COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN 
PREDICTED.  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING
SITUATION AND ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS 
CHANGE.

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE 
PASSAGE.

THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS 
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER 
CASE/

&&

MOC183-270835-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0175.000000T0000Z-110627T2214Z/
/DRCM7.2.ER.110626T0633Z.110626T1200Z.110626T2214Z.UU/
335 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 3:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 20.5 FEET SUNDAY MORNING.
  ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE.
* IMPACT...AT 19.4 FEET...BALL FIELDS AT SPORTS CENTER PARK BECOME 
  FLOODED.
* IMPACT...AT 19.2 FEET...LONE WOLFF PARK BEGINS FLOODING JUST SOUTH 
  OF MAIN STREET/HIGHWAY C, JUST WEST OF ST. PETERS.

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     06/27  06/28  06/29  06/30  07/01

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   18.89      20.5   11.6    6.9    5.3    4.9

276 
WGUS83 KLSX 261614
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1114 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING MISSOURI CREEK...
  

                   DARDENNE CREEK AT 
                    ...ST. PETERS  

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF HEAVY RAINFALL SINCE YESTERDAY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE FOLLOW UP STATEMENTS 
AS CONDITIONS OR FORECASTS CHANGE.

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE 
PASSAGE.

THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS 
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER 
CASE/

&&

MOC183-271614-
/O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0175.000000T0000Z-110627T2214Z/
/DRCM7.2.ER.110626T0633Z.110626T1110Z.110626T2214Z.UU/
1114 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS
* UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 10:46 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE CREEK FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 16.1 FEET...FIELD IN THE MIDDLE OF BROWN ROAD PARK FLOODS.
* IMPACT...AT 15.4 FEET...DITCH ADJACENT TO PARKING LOT IN THE BACK OF
  BROWN ROAD PARK BEGINS FILLING UP.

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     06/27  06/28  06/29  06/30  07/01

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   16.83      11.6    6.9    5.3    4.9    4.6

270 
WGUS83 KLSX 262003
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
303 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING CREEK IN 
MISSOURI...

 
  DARDENNE CREEK AT 

      ST. PETERS 


.THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT REGARDING THE FLOODING EVENT WHICH
RECENTLY AFFECTED DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW FOR SAFE 
PASSAGE.

THIS PRODUCT ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL WEATHER AND STREAM INFORMATION IS 
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=LSX /LOWER 
CASE/

&&

MOC183-262033-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0175.000000T0000Z-110627T2214Z/
/DRCM7.2.ER.110626T0633Z.110626T1110Z.110626T1618Z.UU/
303 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS.
* AT 2:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* THE CREEK FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11:18 AM SUNDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO FALL TO NEAR 7.7 FEET
  MONDAY MORNING.

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     06/27  06/28  06/29  06/30  07/01

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   12.00       7.7    6.7    5.3    4.9    4.6

The office that day

Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 25, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson, Washington	49 min
Jun 25, 7:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Saint Charles	39 min
Jun 25, 7:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Franklin, Jefferson, Washington	45 min
Jun 25, 8:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Francois, Washington	42 min
Jun 25, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Saint Charles, Saint Louis	51 min
Jun 25, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve	48 min
Jun 25, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Saint Charles	47 min
Jun 25, 8:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Lewis	6 hr
Jun 25, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington	48 min
Jun 25, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	44 min
Jun 25, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Franklin, Jefferson, Washington	38 min
Jun 25, 9:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois	23 min
Jun 25, 10:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Franklin, Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington	6 hr
Jun 25, 10:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington	43 min
Jun 25, 11:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington	45 min
Jun 25, 11:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Washington	22 min
Jun 25, 11:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	49 min
Jun 25, 11:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois	40 min
Jun 25, 11:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	6 hr
Jun 26, 12:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois	39 min
Jun 26, 12:21 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren and 1 more	6 hr
Jun 26, 12:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Sainte Genevieve	33 min
Jun 26, 12:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Saint Charles, Saint Louis	47 min
Jun 26, 2:11 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Sainte Genevieve	4 hr
Jun 26, 6:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LSX	Lincoln, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	12 hr
Jun 26, 2:25 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Lincoln	7 days
Jun 26, 2:25 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Lewis	4 days
Jun 26, 2:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LSX	Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Crawford, Franklin and 20 more	31 hr
Jun 26, 3:11 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Ralls	6 days
Jun 26, 4:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Jefferson, Saint Francois	6 hr
Jun 26, 4:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Reynolds	30 min
Jun 26, 4:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Jefferson, Saint Francois, Washington	29 min
Jun 26, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Jefferson, Saint Francois, Washington	38 min
Jun 26, 4:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Washington	6 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.