Flash Flood in St. Charles County, Missouri

The Elm Point Levee had a major breach allowing the flood waters from the Mississippi River to rapidly flow in. Several businesses were flooded as well as soccer fields. A nearby mobile home park was not affected at this time. One business was an RV storage lot. The multiple owners of the vehicles were notified of the breach and the majority of them were able to move their property to higher ground.

Rainfall over 6 inches in some locations caused flash flooding across Northern St. Charles County. Fifteen water rescues were performed by local emergency service agencies. Highway 61 was closed at two locations due to water rapidly flowing across the road. Big Creek, Peruque Creek, and Dardenne Creek all overflowed. Flint Hill suffered the most damage as a small creek in town became a roaring river. At a Amerigas facility, at least 7 propane tanks were picked up and deposited about one mile downstream. The baseball fields in town were heavily damaged due to as much as 3 feet of water flowing through. Highway 79, County Highways P, M, and C were all flooded and closed.

Up to three inches of rain fell in about an hour and a half. This caused several local creeks to rise well out of their banks. Belleau Creek flooded Belleau Creek Road with over 6 inches of water, just south of intersection with I-70. Also a creek that feeds into Dardenne Creek in the St. Peters Golf Club rose well above it's banks flooding Salt Lick Road at the intersection with Timberbrook Drive and flooded sections of Four Winds and South Winds Drives. A couple of cars had to be abandoned on Salt Lick Road after the drivers drove into the flood waters and stalled their cars. No water rescues needed to be performed. Also, on Four Winds Drive at least half a dozen parked cars were flooded.