River Flood Warning 17, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Apr 16, 2012, 6:19 AM CDT (11:19 UTC)

Expired

Apr 16, 2012, 12:22 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS St. Louis, MO

Flood severity

Minor

County Saint Charles County, MO

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Written for the forecast point Dardenne Creek at St. Peters (DRCM7). The gauge peaked at 18.49 ft at Apr 16, 2012, 7:00 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.

073 
WGUS43 KLSX 161119
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
619 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...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 A RESULT OF OVER ONE INCH OF RAIN OVER THE PAST
12 HOURS AND SATURATED SOILS FROM TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN EARLIER
LAST WEEKEND...

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/

&&

MOC183-171119-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0017.120416T1119Z-120417T1450Z/
/DRCM7.1.ER.120416T0439Z.120416T1200Z.120416T1450Z.UU/
619 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS
* UNTIL LATE THIS MORNING.
* AT 6:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE CREEK IS FORECAST CREST NEAR 18.6 FEET EARLY THIS
  MORNING BEFORE FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* 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     04/17  04/18  04/19  04/20  04/21

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   18.47       4.8    4.2    4.0    3.9    3.7

521 
WGUS83 KLSX 161722
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1222 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...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 ON DARDENNE
CREEK AT ST. PETERS DUE TO LAST NIGHT'S RAINFALL...

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/

&&

MOC183-161752-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120417T1450Z/
/DRCM7.1.ER.120416T0439Z.120416T1205Z.120416T1658Z.UU/
1222 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS.
* AT 12:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* THE CREEK FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11:58 AM MONDAY.
* FORECAST...THE CREEK IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO FALL TO NEAR 10.8 FEET
  TUESDAY MORNING.

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     04/17  04/18  04/19  04/20  04/21

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   15.98      10.8    6.7    5.1    4.4    4.2

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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.