Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for Stoddard County, Missouri.
... FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... ALEXANDER... EDWARDS... FRANKLIN... GALLATIN... HAMILTON... HARDIN... JACKSON... JEFFERSON... JOHNSON... MASSAC... PERRY IL... POPE... PULASKI... SALINE... UNION IL... WABASH... WAYNE IL... WHITE AND WILLIAMSON. IN WESTERN KENTUCKY... BALLARD... CARLISLE... FULTON... HICKMAN AND MCCRACKEN. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... BOLLINGER... BUTLER... CAPE GIRARDEAU... CARTER... MISSISSIPPI... NEW MADRID... PERRY MO... RIPLEY... SCOTT... STODDARD AND WAYNE MO.
* THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY.
* RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... AND FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND FAR WESTERN KENTUCKY.
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.
