Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Flash Flood Watch for Stoddard County, Missouri.

• ... FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
• THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
• * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM PINCKNEYVILLE ILLINOIS TO NEW MADRID MISSOURI.
• * FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
• * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING.
• * THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL BE ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS FLOWING THROUGH AND OUT OF THE MARK TWAIN NATIONAL FOREST IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
• 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.
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• ... WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
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