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Flash Flood Watch Issued for Stoddard County Until 7 p.m. Thursday
May 02nd 2017 by Dee Loflin
Flash Flood Watch Issued for Stoddard County Until 7 p.m. Thursday

Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a FLASH FLOOD WATCH for Stoddard County, Missouri.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7AM CDT WED UNTIL 7PM CDT THU

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

.. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, BOLLINGER, BUTLER, CAPE GIRARDEAU, CARTER, PERRY MO, RIPLEY, SCOTT, STODDARD, AND WAYNE MO.

* FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING * ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN TO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THE FLASH FOOD WATCH AREA WILL INCLUDE ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM SIKESTON, BERNIE, AND DONIPHAN MISSOURI. NUMEROUS COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING ON SOME ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS. ISOLATED HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE. A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVIER RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING, BUT THE MAIN THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL BE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. GIVEN THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND, RAINFALL WILL RUNOFF INTO CREEKS AND LOW LYING AREAS FASTER.

* THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY WORSEN ALREADY FLOODED AREAS IN THE WATCH AREA, AS WELL AS CAUSE FLOOD WATERS TO RISE IN THOSE AREAS THAT HAVE SEEN WATER DRAIN ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. REPEAT FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE AND DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING ON SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

.. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED


Last Updated on May 02nd 2017 by Dee Loflin




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Special Weather Statement Issued by National Weather Service
May 02nd 2017 by Dee Loflin
Special Weather Statement Issued by National Weather Service

Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT until 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 3:30PM CDT TUE

...MORE RAINFALL HEADING INTO THE REGION.

.. ANOTHER STRONG, SLOW-MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST, WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINS FALLING OVER AREAS FROM PERRYVILLE MISSOURI THROUGH PINCKNEYVILLE, MT VERNON AND FAIRFIELD ILLINOIS.

A LARGE MAJORITY OF THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING, WHEN SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. WHILE THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS PALE IN COMPARISON TO THE HEAVY RAINS THAT FELL OVER THE WEEKEND, THEY WILL SERVE TO AGGRAVATE EXISTING FLOODING AND POSSIBLY LEAD TO NEW FLOODING PROBLEMS. MANY RIVER FORECASTS ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE IMPACTED, AT LEAST WITH A PROLONGED FLOOD WAVE, IF NOT NEW OR HIGHER CRESTS. RIVER FORECASTS LATER TODAY SHOULD INCORPORATE MOST OF THIS FORECAST RAINFALL.

PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND IMPACT INFORMATION ON THIS UPCOMING HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT.


Last Updated on May 02nd 2017 by Dee Loflin




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Flood Warning Issued for Stoddard County
May 01st 2017 by Dee Loflin
Flood Warning Issued for Stoddard County

Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a FLOOD WARNING until 5:30 a.m. Tuesday for Stoddard County, Missouri.

FLOOD WARNING FROM 5:37PM CDT MON UNTIL 5:30AM CDT TUE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR... BOLLINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... CARTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... RIPLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... STODDARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... * UNTIL 530 AM CDT TUESDAY

* AT 530 PM CDT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS STATE AND COUNTY ROADS STILL UNDER WATER AND IMPASSABLE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.

ALTHOUGH WATER IS RECEDING IN MANY AREAS, IT WILL TAKE AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME FOR WATER TO DRAIN ENOUGH FOR ROADS TO BE CLEAR, ESPECIALLY WITH THE SLOW DROP IN WATER LEVELS ON MANY AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CAPE GIRARDEAU, POPLAR BLUFF, JACKSON, PERRYVILLE, DEXTER, SCOTT CITY, CHAFFEE, DONIPHAN, PIEDMONT, BLOOMFIELD, MARBLE HILL, ADVANCE, ORAN, BENTON, VAN BUREN, GREENVILLE, WAPPAPELLO LAKE AREA, SAM A BAKER STATE PARK, PUXICO AND MORLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS

... TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES


Last Updated on May 01st 2017 by Dee Loflin




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Special Weather Statement Issued
May 01st 2017 by Dee Loflin
Special Weather Statement Issued

Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT for Stoddard County, Missouri until 5:45 a.m. Tuesday morning.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 5:45AM CDT TUE

...MORE RAINFALL HEADING INTO THE REGION

... ALTHOUGH THE UPCOMING RAIN EVENT, WHICH WILL START LATE TUESDAY, WILL NOT BE AS SIGNIFICANT AS WHAT WE RECEIVED OVER THE WEEKEND, THERE IS STILL SOME CONCERN. ANOTHER 1 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN WILL FALL OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUND.

THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL ALONG AN AXIS FROM NEAR ST. LOUIS EASTWARD ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF I-64 ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA.

THIS UPCOMING EVENT MAY BE MORE OF A FLASH FLOOD AND LESS OF A RIVER ISSUE IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.

HOWEVER, IT MAY BE AN ISSUE ON THE LARGER STEMS SUCH AS THE MISSISSIPPI. RIVER FORECASTS TOMORROW WILL INCLUDE THE EXPECTED RAINFALL FROM THIS UPCOMING SYSTEM. THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME REVISIONS TO CURRENT AMOUNTS AND LOCATIONS AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT. THE CURRENT DRY PERIOD WILL ALLOW A GREAT DEAL OF RUNOFF TO OCCUR WHICH WILL HELP THE SITUATION.

THE UPCOMING RAINFALL SHOULD ONLY PRODUCE MINOR RISES ON THE BIG MUDDY, SKILLET FORK, LITTLE WABASH, AND WABASH RIVERS. AT SOME LOCATIONS, LIKE MURPHYSBORO, AND POSSIBLY NEAR NEW HARMONY, THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY SLIGHTLY INCREASE THE CREST LEVEL. MAINLY, THIS RAIN SHOULD SLOW THE FALL AND KEEP RIVERS AT A HIGH LEVEL FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.

THE SMALLER RIVERS IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI WILL GENERALLY CREST BEFORE OR DURING THE EVENT AND THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL BE WELL TO THE NORTH OF THOSE BASINS.


Last Updated on May 01st 2017 by Dee Loflin




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EF2 Tornado Touches Down in Matthews, MO
May 01st 2017 by Dee Loflin
EF2 Tornado Touches Down in Matthews, MO

New Madrid County, Missouri - The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF2 tornado touched down near Matthews, Missouri.

It happened around 2:50 a.m. on Sunday, April 30, 2017.  The tornado had peak winds of 125 miles per hour and was on the ground for about 4 miles.



Last Updated on May 01st 2017 by Dee Loflin




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Flash Flood Warning Issued for Stoddard County
April 30th 2017 by Dee Loflin
Flash Flood Warning Issued for Stoddard County

Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Stoddard County, Missouri.

FLASH FLOOD WARNING FROM 6:59AM CDT SUN UNTIL 1PM CDT SUN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... BOLLINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... CARTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... RIPLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... STODDARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... * UNTIL 100 PM CDT SUNDAY

* AT 656 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AND LIKELY WORSEN THROUGH THE MORNING. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CAPE GIRARDEAU, POPLAR BLUFF, JACKSON, PERRYVILLE, DEXTER, SCOTT CITY, CHAFFEE, DONIPHAN, PIEDMONT, BLOOMFIELD, MARBLE HILL, ADVANCE, ORAN, BENTON, VAN BUREN, GREENVILLE, WAPPAPELLO LAKE AREA, SAM A BAKER STATE PARK, PUXICO AND MORLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS

... TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.


Last Updated on April 30th 2017 by Dee Loflin




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Missourians Should Take Precautions in Flooded Areas
April 29th 2017 by Dee Loflin
Missourians Should Take Precautions in Flooded Areas

Missourians should take these precautions in areas affected by flooding:
• Low water crossings are among the most dangerous spots. Never attempt to cross one that is flooded.
• Never drive past a barricade closing flooded roads. They are there to protect you.
• Never expect barriers to block off flooded low-water crossings, bridges or roads because flash flood waters often rise so quickly authorities do not have time to respond.
• If your vehicle becomes stuck in rising water, get out quickly and move to higher ground because rapidly rising water may engulf the vehicle and sweep it away.
• In the rain, if your wipers are in use your headlights should be on too. It’s the law.


Last Updated on April 29th 2017 by Dee Loflin




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