Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Flood Watch from 7 a.m. Thursday until 7 a.m. Friday for Stoddard County, Missouri.

FLOOD WATCH FROM 7AM CDT THU UNTIL 7AM CDT FRI

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA, 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, WABASH, WAYNE IL, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON. IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA, GIBSON, PIKE, POSEY, SPENCER, VANDERBURGH, AND WARRICK. IN WESTERN KENTUCKY, BALLARD, CALDWELL, CALLOWAY, CARLISLE, CRITTENDEN, DAVIESS, FULTON, GRAVES, HENDERSON, HICKMAN, HOPKINS, LIVINGSTON, LYON, MARSHALL, MCCRACKEN, MCLEAN, TRIGG, UNION KY, AND WEBSTER. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, BOLLINGER, BUTLER, CAPE GIRARDEAU, CARTER, MISSISSIPPI, NEW MADRID, PERRY MO, RIPLEY, SCOTT, STODDARD, AND WAYNE MO. * FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

* A COUPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE HEARTLAND THROUGH TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES SHOULD BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* RAINS OF THIS MAGNITUDE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVE LOCALLY HEAVIER RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS

... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. 

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