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River Flood Warning 44, NWS St. Louis, MO

March 4, 2011Saint Charles County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Mar 4, 2011, 9:57 PM CST for Saint Charles County, Missouri. It took effect at Mar 4, 2011, 10:25 PM CST. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 4, 2011, 9:57 PM CST (03:57 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 4, 2011, 10:25 PM CST
Expired: Mar 5, 2011, 7:19 PM CST
In force: 21 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 03:57 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 19.91 ft at Mar 5, 2011, 9:00 AM CST.

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.

817 
WGUS43 KLSX 050357
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
957 PM CST FRI MAR 4 2011

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

   THE DARDENNE CREEK AT 
       ...ST. PETERS 

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 1 TO 2 INCH RAINFALL FRIDAY...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONMTINUE 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/

&&

MOC183-060357-
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/DRCM7.1.ER.110305T0425Z.110305T1200Z.110305T1424Z.UU/
957 PM CST FRI MAR 4 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 9 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 16.8 FEET TOMORROW MORNING
  AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW MORNING.
* 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     03/05  03/06  03/07  03/08  03/09

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   15.73      16.8    9.7    6.5    5.4    4.9

6 follow-up statements

349 
WGUS83 KLSX 050502
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1102 PM CST FRI MAR 4 2011

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

  DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS AFFECTING ST. CHARLES COUNTY 


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION 
THAT HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE BASIN ON FRIDAY...WITH ADDITIONAL 
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS 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/

&&

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/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-110306T1540Z/
/DRCM7.1.ER.110305T0306Z.110305T0600Z.110305T1540Z.UU/
1102 PM CST FRI MAR 4 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 10:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 18.9 FEET BY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  SATURDAY LATE MORNING.
* 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     03/05  03/06  03/07  03/08  03/09

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   17.29      17.9    9.7    6.5    5.4    4.9

123 
WGUS83 KLSX 050618
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1218 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2011

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


  DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS AFFECTING ST. CHARLES COUNTY 


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION 
THAT HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE BASIN ON FRIDAY...WITH ADDITIONAL 
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS 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/

&&

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/O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-110306T1540Z/
/DRCM7.1.ER.110305T0306Z.110305T0600Z.110305T1540Z.UU/
1218 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 12:00 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS BEGINNING TO CREST AND WILL FALL BELOW 
  FLOOD STAGE BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING.
* 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     03/06  03/07  03/08  03/09  03/10

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   18.63      17.9    9.7    6.5    5.4    4.9

080 
WGUS43 KLSX 050758
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
158 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2011

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

  DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS AFFECTING ST. CHARLES COUNTY

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION 
THAT FELL ACROSS THE BASIN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS...AND ASSOCIATED 
RUNOFF...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MONITOR THIS 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/

&&

MOC183-060758-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-110306T1617Z/
/DRCM7.2.ER.110305T0306Z.110305T0720Z.110305T1617Z.UU/
158 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2011

...OBSERVED FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR 
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS
* AT  1:20 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS CRESTING AND WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  LATE SATURDAY MORNING.
* 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     03/06  03/07  03/08  03/09  03/10

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   19.08      19.0    9.7    6.5    5.4    4.9

847 
WGUS83 KLSX 051709
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1109 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2011

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


  DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 1.5 TO 2.25 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION THE PAST 24 HOURS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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/

&&

MOC183-061709-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-110306T1728Z/
/DRCM7.2.ER.110305T0306Z.110305T1521Z.110305T1728Z.UU/
1109 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS
* UNTIL THIS EVENING.
* AT 10 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.9 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FORECAST...THE CREEK IS CURRENTLY CRESTING AND IS FORECAST TO FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 19.4 FEET...BALL FIELDS AT SPORTS CENTER PARK BECOME 
  FLOODED.
* IMPACT...AT 19.2 FEET...LONE WOLF PARK BEGINS FLOODING JUST SOUTH 
  OF MAIN STREET/HIGHWAY C, JUST WEST OF ST. PETERS.

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     03/06  03/07  03/08  03/09  03/10

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   19.90       9.6    6.7    5.4    4.9    4.7

623 
WGUS83 KLSX 052135
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
335 PM CST SAT MAR 5 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN MISSOURI...
 
  DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS AFFECTING ST. CHARLES COUNTY 

.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 2.00 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THIS AREA 
LAST NIGHT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS 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/

&&

MOC183-062135-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-110307T0049Z/
/DRCM7.2.ER.110305T0306Z.110305T1521Z.110306T0049Z.UU/
335 PM CST SAT MAR 5 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS
* UNTIL TONIGHT. 
* AT 3:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  THIS EVENING.
* 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     03/06  03/07  03/08  03/09  03/10

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   18.40      12.3    7.5    5.6    5.0    4.7

476 
WGUS83 KLSX 060119
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
719 PM CST SAT MAR 5 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN MISSOURI...
 
  DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS 

.THIS WILL BE THE LAST FLOOD STATEMENT FOR THIS HIGH WATER EVENT...

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/

&&

MOC183-060149-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-110307T0049Z/
/DRCM7.2.ER.110305T0306Z.110305T1521Z.110305T2340Z.UU/
719 PM CST SAT MAR 5 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS.
* AT 7:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* CRESTED AT 19.93 FEET THIS MORNING.
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLIER THIS EVENING. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL. 

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     03/06  03/07  03/08  03/09  03/10

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   14.55      10.1    7.5    5.6    5.0    4.7

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 4, 6:20 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Franklin, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren, City of Saint Louis	5 hr

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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.