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River Flood Warning 76, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 22, 2011Saint Charles County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Apr 22, 2011, 12:34 PM CDT for Saint Charles County, Missouri. It took effect at Apr 22, 2011, 8:36 PM CDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 22, 2011, 12:34 PM CDT (17:34 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 22, 2011, 8:36 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 23, 2011, 2:45 PM CDT
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS St. Louis, MO
Flood severity: Moderate

County Saint Charles County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Dardenne Creek at St. Peters (DRCM7). The gauge peaked at 19.15 ft at Apr 23, 2011, 3:00 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.

643 
WGUS43 KLSX 221735
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1234 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

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

            
                 DARDENNE CREEK AT 

                    ...ST. PETERS


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS BASED ON EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...


          PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


HEAVY RAINS COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN PREDICTED.  

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/

&&

MOC183-231734-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0076.110423T0136Z-110424T1800Z/
/DRCM7.2.ER.110423T0136Z.110423T0600Z.110423T1800Z.UU/
1234 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS
* AT 12 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...THE CREEK WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.0 FEET OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 19.4 FEET...BALL FIELDS AT SPORTS CENTER PARK FLOOD.
* 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 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     04/23  04/24  04/25  04/26  04/27

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0    7.58      18.1   10.9    7.1    5.7    5.2

3 follow-up statements

569 
WGUS83 KLSX 230446
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1146 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

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


  DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS 


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 1 TO 3 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/

&&

MOC183-240446-
/O.CON.KLSX.FL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-110424T1800Z/
/DRCM7.2.ER.110423T0212Z.110423T0600Z.110423T1800Z.UU/
1146 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 11 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 19.0 FEET TONIGHT 
  AND SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY 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.

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     04/23  04/24  04/25  04/26  04/27

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   18.08      18.1   10.9    7.1    5.7    5.2

444 
WGUS83 KLSX 231630
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1130 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

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

                DARDENNE CREEK AT 

                     ...ST. PETERS 


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION THE 
PAST 24 HOURS...


   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/

&&

MOC183-241630-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-110424T1848Z/
/DRCM7.2.ER.110423T0212Z.110423T0801Z.110423T1848Z.UU/
1130 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 11:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE
  EVENING SUNDAY. 


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     04/24  04/25  04/26  04/27  04/28

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   14.75      12.2    9.0    7.3    6.6    6.1

126 
WGUS83 KLSX 231945
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
245 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

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

  DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS AFFECTING ST. CHARLES COUNTY


.THIS WILL BE THE LAST FLOOD STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS FLOODING 
EVENT AFFECTING ST. PETERS... 

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/

&&

MOC183-232015-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0076.000000T0000Z-110424T1848Z/
/DRCM7.2.ER.110423T0212Z.110423T0801Z.110423T1446Z.UU/
245 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS.
* AT  2:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.4 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  9:46 AM SATURDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 10.6 FEET BY SUNDAY
  MORNING.


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     04/24  04/25  04/26  04/27  04/28

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   13.36      10.6    9.8    8.0    6.9    6.0

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 21, 9:24 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Gasconade, Montgomery	11 days
Apr 21, 10:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Reynolds	9 days
Apr 22, 7:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois	3 hr
Apr 22, 7:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LSX	Jefferson	3 hr
Apr 22, 7:28 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Jefferson, Sainte Genevieve, Saint Francois, Washington	6 hr
Apr 22, 8:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Boone, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, Osage	43 min
Apr 22, 9:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Lincoln, Pike	44 min
Apr 22, 9:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Callaway, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Warren	47 min
Apr 22, 9:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Callaway, Cole, Franklin, Gasconade, Lincoln, Montgomery and 2 more	43 min
Apr 22, 9:36 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Marion, Monroe, Ralls, Shelby	3 hr
Apr 22, 9:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Lincoln	46 min
Apr 22, 10:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Franklin, Gasconade, Jefferson, Lincoln, Montgomery, Saint Charles and 2 more	43 min
Apr 22, 10:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	49 min
Apr 22, 11:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren and 2 more	45 min
Apr 22, 11:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Jefferson, Saint Louis, City of Saint Louis	46 min
Apr 22, 2:39 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Marion	37 hr
Apr 22, 4:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Cole, Moniteau	43 min
Apr 22, 4:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Cole, Moniteau	50 min
Apr 22, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade	39 min
Apr 22, 5:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Boone, Callaway, Cole	48 min
Apr 22, 5:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Callaway, Gasconade, Montgomery, Osage	41 min
Apr 22, 6:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Cole, Osage	40 min
Apr 22, 6:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Franklin, Gasconade, Lincoln, Montgomery, Warren	38 min
Apr 22, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Franklin, Gasconade, Osage	39 min
Apr 22, 6:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LSX	Lincoln, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren	50 min
Apr 22, 6:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Saint Charles, Saint Louis	47 min

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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.