Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Writer

Stoddard County, Missouri – We only thought Spring started tomorrow!  The National Weather Service in Paducah, KY has issued a Winter Storm Watch from Thursday afternoon through Friday morning.

It now appears that light snow will break out Thursday afternoon, especially in areas from Poplar Bluff westward into the Ozark Foothills.  The Snow will likely become heavy at times as the precipitation shifts southeast into the Missouri boot hill region late Friday and Friday evening.

The main impact with this event will come with locally heavy snow amounts in the 3 to 6 inch range.  Highest amounts will likely be confined to the Ozark Foothills west of Poplar Bluff.