Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service issued a Flood Warning for the St. Francis River at Fisk.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH, KENTUCKY HAS ISSUED
* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ST. FRANCIS RIVER AT FISK. * FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST... RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY MORNING AND CREST NEAR 21.1 FEET FRIDAY, JANUARY 8TH. * IMPACT... AT 20.0 FEET... CONSIDERABLE FLOODING OCCURS
... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH, KENTUCKY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ST. FRANCIS RIVER IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
AT FISK AFFECTING BUTLER AND STODDARD COUNTIES
.DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI DURING THE PAST WEEK, THE WAPPAPELLO DAM WILL BE RELEASING A LARGE ABOUT OF WATER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MINOR FLOODING WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE ST. FRANCIS RIVER AT FISK EARLY THIS WEEKEND.
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.