Missouri - The Missouri Department of Transportation has closed routes in Southeast Missouri due to the recent flooding. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution and plan alternate routes. Routes that are closed include: Bollinger County
Butler County
Cape Girardeau County
Carter County
Douglas County
Dunklin County
Howell County
Iron County
Madison County
New Madrid
Oregon County
Ozark County
Perry County
Reynolds County
Ripley County
Scott County
Shannon County
Texas County
Wayne County
Wright County
For more information, please contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MODOT (1-888-275-6636) or visit the Traveler Information Map at: http://maps.modot.mo.gov/timi/index.aspx?district=10 |
Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Flash Flood Watch from Saturday, noon through Monday afternoon for Stoddard County, Missouri.
... FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... EDWARDS... FRANKLIN... HAMILTON... JACKSON... JEFFERSON... PERRY IL... WABASH AND WAYNE IL. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... BOLLINGER... BUTLER... CAPE GIRARDEAU... CARTER... NEW MADRID... PERRY MO... RIPLEY... SCOTT... STODDARD AND WAYNE MO.
* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
* RAIN WILL DEVELOP AGAIN BY SATURDAY... AND CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND ON INTO MONDAY. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. FORECAST STORM TOTAL RAINFALL COULD EXCEED 4 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SYSTEM IS DEPARTING MONDAY EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS... ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
* THE GROUND IS WET AND WILL SATURATE QUICKLY WITH ADDITIONAL RAINS. MANY STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE ALREADY AT OR NEAR BANKFULL. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATED INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL CAUSE SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS TO REACT QUICKLY. LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL BE PARTICULARLY PRONE TO 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.
Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for Stoddard County, Missouri.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 558 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON 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 3 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
GIBSON POSEY VANDERBURGH
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES
IN WESTERN KENTUCKY
BALLARD CALDWELL CALLOWAY CARLISLE CRITTENDEN FULTON GRAVES HENDERSON HICKMAN LIVINGSTON LYON MARSHALL MCCRACKEN UNION
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... CAIRO... CAPE GIRARDEAU... CARBONDALE... CARMI... CHARLESTON... CLINTON... DONIPHAN... EDDYVILLE... ELIZABETHTOWN... EVANSVILLE... FAIRFIELD... FORT BRANCH... GOLCONDA... HARRISBURG... HENDERSON... HERRIN... HICKMAN... JONESBORO... MARBLE HILL... MARION... MAYFIELD... MCLEANSBORO... METROPOLIS... MORGANFIELD... MOUND CITY... MOUNT CARMEL... MOUNT VERNON... MURRAY... NEW MADRID... PADUCAH... PERRYVILLE... PIEDMONT... PINCKNEYVILLE... POPLAR BLUFF... POSEYVILLE... PRINCETON... SHAWNEETOWN... SIKESTON... SMITHLAND... VAN BUREN... VIENNA... WEST FRANKFORT AND WICKLIFFE.
Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service has issued a Dense Fog Advisory for Stoddard County, Missouri and most of the Heartland.
... DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
VISIBILITY... VISIBILITIES FROM ONE QUARTER MILE TO NEAR ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED. AREAS AFFECTED ARE GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM MOUNT VERNON ILLINOIS TO CAPE GIRARDEAU TO POPLAR BLUFF MISSOURI... AND NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM CALHOUN TO MAYFIELD KENTUCKY.
* IMPACTS... MOTORISTS ACROSS THIS REGION SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS THIS EVENING AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN DEVELOPMENT OF VERY THICK FOG AND DRIZZLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING... SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS... AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
- ... WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING...
- THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
- * TIMING... .WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE BY DARK AND CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH MID TO LATE EVENING.
- * WINDS... ..SUSTAINED SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
- * IMPACTS... TREE BRANCHES AND SMALL LIMBS MAY BE BROUGHT DOWN. HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AND OTHER OUTDOOR OBJECTS NOT TIED DOWN MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND POSSIBLY DAMAGED.
- PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
- A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 30 MPH OR GREATER FOR LONGER THAN ONE HOUR... OR WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 45 MPH FOR ANY DURATION.
- .. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AFFECTING AREAS IN ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI...
- AT CAPE GIRARDEAU AFFECTING ALEXANDER... JACKSON... UNION... CAPE GIRARDEAU... PERRY AND SCOTT COUNTIES
- .HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 3 DAYS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN HAVE PRODUCED RISING WATER LEVELS IN MANY LOCATIONS. MINOR FLOOD CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP AT CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO TOMORROW.
- PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
- SAFETY MESSAGE...
- NEVER DRIVE CARS... TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS.
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CAPE GIRARDEAU. * FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 29.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 32.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST... RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CREST NEAR 33.5 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT... AT 32.0 FEET... MINOR FLOODING OCCURS. THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BACKS INTO SEVERAL CREEKS PRODUCING FLOODING.
New Madrid, Missouri - A 2.5 magnitude earthquake hit near New Madrid Monday, November 30, 2015.
The quake hit at 9:56 a.m.
It was centered four miles southwest of New Madrid and was 3.5 miles deep.
Earlier this week more than 10 earthquakes have been recorded in the Lilbourn, Missouri.