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River Flood Warning 99, NWS St. Louis, MO

April 24, 2011Saint Charles County, Missouri

NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Apr 24, 2011, 10:57 AM CDT for Saint Charles County, Missouri. It took effect at Apr 25, 2011, 11:27 AM CDT. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 24, 2011, 10:57 AM CDT (15:57 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 25, 2011, 11:27 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 26, 2011, 7:43 AM CDT
In force: 20 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 15:57 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 14.94 ft at Apr 23, 2011, 11:00 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.

033 
WGUS43 KLSX 241557
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1057 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011

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


  DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS AFFECTING ST. CHARLES COUNTY


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF UNDER ONE INCH OF PRECIPITATION THE 
PAST 24 HOURS AND 2 TO 3 INCHES FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND 
ASSOCIATED RUNOFF DUE TO EXTREMELY SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINS COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN 
PREDICTED. THIS FORECAST ONLY TAKES INTO ACCOUNT 24 HOURS OF FORECAST 
PRECIPITATION. FORECAST CRESTS MAY BE HIGHER IN FUTURE UPDATES GIVEN 
EXCESSIVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST TO OCCUR DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. 
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/

&&

MOC183-251557-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0099.110425T1425Z-110427T0321Z/
/DRCM7.1.ER.110425T1425Z.110425T1800Z.110426T0321Z.UU/
1057 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS
* FROM MONDAY MORNING TO TUESDAY EVENING.
* AT 10:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY LATE MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18.5 FEET BY MONDAY EARLY 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     04/25  04/26  04/27  04/28  04/29

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   10.56      14.3   12.8    8.1    6.1    5.4

4 follow-up statements

134 
WGUS83 KLSX 250349
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1049 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011

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


  DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL AND AROUND 1
INCH FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RAINFALL HEAVIER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST 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/

&&

MOC183-260349-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0099.110425T1627Z-110427T0000Z/
/DRCM7.1.ER.110425T1627Z.110425T1800Z.110426T0000Z.UU/
1049 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS
* FROM MONDAY MORNING TO TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 10 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE CREEK IS FORECAST RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE MONDAY 
  MORNING AND CREST NEAR 16.9 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON AND SHOULD FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY 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     04/25  04/26  04/27  04/28  04/29

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0    9.71      13.4   12.1    8.2    6.6    5.7

832 
WGUS83 KLSX 251720
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1220 PM CDT MON APR 25 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 SATURATED GROUND AND RUNOFF DUE 
TO RECENT PRECIPITATION...AND 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL FORECAST 
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AINFALL HEAVIER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST COULD CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO
RISE EVEN HIGHER THAN PREDICTED. THIS FORECAST INCORPORATES 24 HOURS
OF FORECAST PRECIPITATION. RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEYOND 
24 HOURS WHICH COULD CREATE CRESTS HIGHER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST.  
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/

&&

MOC183-261720-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-110428T0056Z/
/DRCM7.2.ER.110426T0518Z.110426T1200Z.110427T0056Z.UU/
1220 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT 12:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT 
  TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.0 FEET BY TUESDAY 
  MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EVENING.
* 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.
* 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     04/26  04/27  04/28  04/29  04/30

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0    8.62      19.0   12.6    8.0    6.0    5.4

332 
WGUS83 KLSX 260348
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1048 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

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

               ...ST. PETERS AFFECTING

      
        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/

&&

MOC183-270348-
/O.EXT.KLSX.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-110427T1920Z/
/DRCM7.1.ER.110426T1053Z.110426T1200Z.110426T1920Z.UU/
1048 PM CDT MON APR 25 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 10 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL TO NEAR 16.7 FEET TOMORROW MORNING.
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW 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     04/26  04/27  04/28  04/29  04/30

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   10.34      16.7   11.5    7.6    5.8    5.3

762 
WGUS83 KLSX 261243
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
743 AM CDT TUE APR 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 EVENTS 
AFFECTING DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS...

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/

&&

MOC183-261313-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0099.000000T0000Z-110427T1920Z/
/DRCM7.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
743 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS.
* AT 7:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE CREEK CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 12.0 FEET.  THE 
  CREEK IS FORECAST TO FALL TO 9.0 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING.


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     04/27  04/28  04/29  04/30  05/01

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   11.06       9.0    7.4    6.2    5.9    5.6

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 23, 8:31 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Crawford	4 days
Apr 23, 8:31 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Crawford, Washington	7 days
Apr 23, 8:31 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Franklin, Jefferson	7 days
Apr 23, 8:31 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Jefferson, Saint Louis	8 days
Apr 23, 8:31 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Jefferson, Saint Louis	9 days
Apr 23, 8:37 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Franklin	3 days
Apr 23, 10:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LSX	Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson, Washington	43 min
Apr 24, 12:08 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Crawford, Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Reynolds, Sainte Genevieve and 2 more	12 hr
Apr 24, 2:53 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Callaway, Osage	3 days
Apr 24, 9:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Osage	6 days
Apr 24, 9:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Osage	52 hr
Apr 24, 9:25 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Cole	36 hr
Apr 24, 9:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Franklin, Warren	60 hr
Apr 24, 9:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LSX	Saint Charles, Saint Louis	7 days
Apr 24, 12:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Crawford, Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Reynolds, Sainte Genevieve and 2 more	6 hr
Apr 24, 5:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LSX	Crawford, Iron, Jefferson, Madison, Reynolds, Sainte Genevieve and 2 more	18 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.