River Flood Warning 4, NWS St. Louis, MO

Issued

Feb 4, 2012, 6:59 AM CST (12:59 UTC)

Expired

Feb 4, 2012, 3:37 PM CST

In force

9 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 13:01 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 18.31 ft at Feb 4, 2012, 10:00 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.

928 
WGUS43 KLSX 041300
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
659 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012

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

  
                 DARDENNE CREEK AT 

                    ...ST. PETERS AFFECTING - ST. CHARLES COUNTY


.THIS FLOOD WARNING IS A RESULT OF 1.00 TO 1.50 INCHES OF RAIN 
IN THE PAST 24 HOURS...


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/

&&

MOC183-051259-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0004.120204T1259Z-120206T0224Z/
/DRCM7.1.ER.120204T0800Z.120204T1800Z.120205T0224Z.UU/
659 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS
* UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING SATURDAY.
* AT 6:06 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.0 FEET. 
* THE FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* ONLY MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR 18.5 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON
  AND THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.1 FEET...THE 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
  THE BROWN ROAD PARK BEGINS FILLING UP.


$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     02/05  02/06  02/07  02/08  02/09

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   18.02      12.9    7.7    5.5    4.7    4.4

293 
WGUS83 KLSX 042137
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
337 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012

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

      ST. PETERS 

.THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT FOR THIS PARTICULAR EVENT...

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/

&&

MOC183-042207-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120206T0224Z/
/DRCM7.1.ER.120204T0800Z.120204T1550Z.120204T2035Z.UU/
337 PM CST SAT FEB 4 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE DARDENNE CREEK AT ST. PETERS.
* AT 3:16 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.3 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. 
* THE CREEK FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 2:35 PM SATURDAY.
* FORECAST...THE CREEK IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO FALL RAPIDLY TO NEAR
  5.5 FEET TUESDAY MORNING.

$$

&&
                   FLD   LATEST              7AM FORECAST
LOCATION           STG  OBS STG     02/05  02/06  02/07  02/08  02/09

DARDENNE CREEK
  ST. PETERS      16.0   15.32      12.1    7.8    5.5    4.6    4.3

River Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2012Every river flood warning in 2012

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.