Dexter, Missouri – Partly cloudy in the morning hours with a chance of rain only 20%. High 90F. Sunset 8:21 p.m. Tonight low 73F with partly cloudy skies!
Looks like Summer is here with highs all week in the low 90s. Chances of rain are less than 20% with humidity reaching 78% or higher.
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Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, KY has issued a PUBLIC INFO STATEMENT AT 7:05 P.M....COLD AIR FUNNELS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING...
A FEW REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED NEAR BERNIE MISSOURI, LA CENTER KENTUCKY, AND NORTH OF WAYNE CITY, ILLINOIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.
MOST OF THESE REPORTS HAVE COME FROM AREAS WHERE THERE IS LITTLE OR NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AND VERY LIMITED CIRCULATION, IF ANY, ON RADAR.
FUNNEL CLOUDS IN THIS ENVIRONMENT ARE USUALLY REFERRED TO AS COLD AIR FUNNELS.
THESE COLD AIR FUNNELS ARE DEVELOPING UNDERNEATH A FEW SHOWERS THAT ARE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. UNDERNEATH THESE SHOWERS, SPINNING COLUMNS OF AIR THAT LOOK LIKE TORNADOES MAY CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP. THESE FUNNELS USUALLY ARE VERY BRIEF AND RARELY TOUCH THE GROUND. IF THESE FUNNELS DO TOUCH DOWN, THE MOST LIKELY WILL NOT CAUSE DAMAGE TO LIFE OR PROPERLY.
COLD AIR FUNNELS ARE DUE TO VERY COOL AIR ALOFT, WARM MOIST AIR NEAR THE GROUND, AND ARE USUALLY IN ASSOCIATION WITH A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. DUE TO
LITTLE OR NO WIND SHEAR, THE COLD AIR FUNNELS ARE USUALLY WEAK AND VERY BRIEF.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT ISSUE ANY WARNINGS FOR COLD AIR FUNNELS.
SHOULD THERE BE A CIRCULATION THAT DEVELOPS MAY CAUSE HARM TO LIFE OR PROPERTY, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ISSUE A TORNADO WARNING FOR THAT STORM.
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Stoddard County, Missouri - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 219 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
ALEXANDER EDWARDS FRANKLIN GALLATIN HAMILTON HARDIN JACKSON JEFFERSON JOHNSON MASSAC PERRY POPE PULASKI SALINE UNION WABASH WAYNE WHITE WILLIAMSON
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
GIBSON PIKE POSEY SPENCER VANDERBURGH WARRICK
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES
IN WESTERN KENTUCKY
BALLARD CALDWELL CALLOWAY CARLISLE CHRISTIAN CRITTENDEN DAVIESS FULTON GRAVES HENDERSON HICKMAN HOPKINS LIVINGSTON LYON MARSHALL MCCRACKEN MCLEAN MUHLENBERG TODD TRIGG UNION WEBSTER
IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
BOLLINGER BUTLER CAPE GIRARDEAU CARTER MISSISSIPPI NEW MADRID PERRY RIPLEY SCOTT STODDARD WAYNE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... ALBION... BARDWELL... BENTON... BLOOMFIELD... BOONVILLE... CADIZ... CAIRO... CALHOUN... CAPE GIRARDEAU... CARBONDALE... CARMI... CHARLESTON... CLINTON... DIXON... DONIPHAN... EDDYVILLE... ELIZABETHTOWN... ELKTON... EVANSVILLE... FAIRFIELD... FORT BRANCH... GOLCONDA... GREENVILLE... HARRISBURG... HENDERSON... HERRIN... HICKMAN... HOPKINSVILLE... JONESBORO... MADISONVILLE... MARBLE HILL... MARION... MAYFIELD... MCLEANSBORO... METROPOLIS... MORGANFIELD... MOUND CITY... MOUNT CARMEL... MOUNT VERNON... MURRAY... NEW MADRID... OWENSBORO... PADUCAH... PERRYVILLE... PETERSBURG... PIEDMONT... PINCKNEYVILLE... POPLAR BLUFF... POSEYVILLE... PRINCETON... ROCKPORT... SHAWNEETOWN... SIKESTON... SMITHLAND... VAN BUREN... VIENNA... WEST FRANKFORT AND WICKLIFFE.
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* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... STODDARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 245 AM CDT.
* AT 1150 PM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE... BLOOMFIELD... ADVANCE... PUXICO AND BELL CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE... TURN AROUND... DONT DROWN.
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 103 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
BOLLINGER BUTLER CAPE GIRARDEAU CARTER MISSISSIPPI NEW MADRID PERRY RIPLEY SCOTT STODDARD WAYNE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... BLOOMFIELD... CAPE GIRARDEAU... CHARLESTON... DONIPHAN... MARBLE HILL... NEW MADRID... PERRYVILLE... PIEDMONT... POPLAR BLUFF... SIKESTON AND VAN BUREN.
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
... FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... ALEXANDER... FRANKLIN... JACKSON... JEFFERSON... JOHNSON... MASSAC... PERRY IL... PULASKI... UNION IL AND WILLIAMSON. IN WESTERN KENTUCKY... BALLARD... CALLOWAY... CARLISLE... FULTON... GRAVES... HICKMAN... MARSHALL AND MCCRACKEN. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... BOLLINGER... BUTLER... CAPE GIRARDEAU... CARTER... MISSISSIPPI... NEW MADRID... PERRY MO... RIPLEY... SCOTT... STODDARD AND WAYNE MO.
* THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
* INCOMING HEAVY RAINS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. WITH THE DEVELOPING LOW LEVEL JET TONIGHT... SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD END UP REPEATING OVER THE SAME AREAS... MAKING POSSIBLE FOR HIGHER LOCALIZED TOTALS TO 3 INCHES OR MORE. THE LATEST FORECAST GUIDANCE SUGGESTS 3 INCH OR HIGHER TOTALS MAY CAUSE FLOODING.
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.
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
.. TWO TO THREE ROUNDS OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY BY TUESDAY NIGHT...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... MAINLY WEST OF A LINE FROM DEXTER TO MARBLE HILL. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF OUR REGION.
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI TODAY... AND THEN MOVE EAST ACROSS THE QUAD STATE REGION TONIGHT. ACROSS THE MODERATE RISK AREA... THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A SIGNIFICANT OUTBREAK OF SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... WITH LARGE HAIL... DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS... AND A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE. ACROSS THE SLIGHT RISK AREA... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS ARE LIKELY. IN ADDITION... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY ANY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.
AFTER A LULL IN THE ACTIVITY EARLY MONDAY... ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS LIKELY MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING. THIS ROUND OF STORMS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TORNADOES... LARGE HAIL... AND LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS.
A THIRD ROUND OF STORMS IS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY... HOWEVER THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK TUESDAY APPEARS TO BE RELATIVELY LOW COMPARED TO THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS.
EACH ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL... WHICH MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO SOME FLASH FLOODING IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE ROUND OF VERY HEAVY RAIN.
NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO REVIEW YOUR SEVERE WEATHER ACTION PLANS. MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND BE READY TO IMPLEMENT THOSE PLANS.