ST. PETERS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -Wednesday’s heavy rain sent water rushing over St. Peters Howell Rd. and into nearby homes, a frustration residents say has become all too frequent.

When the storm washed over Rob Rippee’s neighborhood this afternoon it quickly filled the small stream that runs near his backyard and into the Dardenne Creek. Within minutes it had risen up into several homes on the block, including Rippee’s.

“We got about a foot of water in the house,” he said.

Rippee said he and other neighbors had reached out to St. Charles County officials to find a solution to the problem, which they say seems to be happening with greater frequency. Rippee attributes it to robust construction in the area resulting in additional runoff into the creek.

“That water has nowhere to go anym

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