Dexter, Missouri – Today is Wednesday, July 2, 2014.  Partly to mostly sunny with temperatures rising towards the low 80s.  Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.  This afternoon a mix of clouds and sun.  High 82F.

Sunset 8:23 p.m.  Tonight mostly clear.  Near record low temperatures.  Low 59F.  Winds Nw at 5 to 10 mph.

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Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, KY has issued FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY!

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... RIPLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... STODDARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT.

* AT 425 PM CDT A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND STRONG STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. DOPPLER RADAR HOURLY RAINFALL ESTIMATES RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 2.5 INCHES AND MANY COMMUNITIES MAY RECEIVE ANOTHER ONE TO 2 INCHES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. SOME AREAS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE POPLAR BLUFF, DONIPHAN, DEXTER AND WAYNE CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

Stoddard County - The National Weather Service has issued a........ SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN ALEXANDER... UNION... NORTHWESTERN PULASKI... NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON AND EXTREME SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... AND SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE...STODDARD... SCOTT... SOUTHEASTERN RIPLEY... EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PERRY... CAPE GIRARDEAU... BUTLER AND SOUTHERN BOLLINGER COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI UNTIL 600 PM CDT...

AT 433 PM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GRAND TOWER TO ATTICA... AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS... ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH OR MORE AN HOUR ARE LIKELY.

LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE IMPACTED INCLUDE... JACKSON... POPLAR BLUFF... TRAIL OF TEARS STATE PARK... ADVANCE... CAPE GIRARDEAU... CHAFFEE... JONESBORO... ANNA... SCOTT CITY... BLOOMFIELD... ORAN... DEXTER... BENTON... BERNIE... FAIRDEALING... WAPPAPELLO... OXLY... PUXICO... NAYLOR AND GORDONVILLE.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY... AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS... AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

TORRENTIAL RAIN... WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES... IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY.

Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, KY has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 383 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 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.

Dexter, Missouri – Today is Tuesday, July 1, 2014.  Partly cloudy with temperatures warming into the low to middle 90s. 

This afternoon scattered thunderstorms are possible.  A few storms may be severe.  High 92F.  Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.  Chance of rain 40%.

Sunset 8:23 p.m.  Scattered thunderstorms tonight especially during the evening.  Low 69F.  Chance of rain tonight 40%.

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Dexter, Missouri – Today is Saturday, June 28, 2014.  Showers early with isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon.  High 84F.  Chance of rain 30%.

Sunset 8:23 p.m.  Tonight partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms.  Low 73F.  Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.  Chance of rain 30%.

Sunday Forecast -  Increase chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.  Humid  Chance of rain 40%. High 83F.  Low 74F.

Dexter, Missouri – Today is Friday, June 27, 2014.  Mostly cloudy with temperatures steady at 80F.  Thunderstorms and scattered showers are possible this afternoon.  Chance of rain 50%.

Sunset 8:23 p.m.  Tonight scattered showers and thunderstorms especially during the evening.  Low near 70F.  Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of rain 50%.

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