Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Stoddard County, Missouri.
... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
* TIMING... OVERNIGHT... LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE MAY COMBINE BRIEFLY WITH SLEET... AND THEN GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO LIGHT SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS... A MINOR GLAZE OF ICE LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH WITH LIGHT SLEET POSSIBLE... AND PERHAPS 1 INCH OF SNOW... MAYBE 2 TOWARD THE ARKANSAS BORDER.
* IMPACTS... TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT IN SOME AREAS. UNTREATED SIDEWALKS AND PARKING LOTS MAY BE VERY HAZARDOUS AS WELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement for Stoddard County, Missouri .
... WIND CHILL VALUES FROM O TO -10 THIS MORNING...
... WINTER WEATHER EVENT LOOKING MORE LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THOSE HEADING OUT AND ABOUT EARLY TODAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY COLD CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL READS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 0 AND 10 BELOW THROUGH 9 OR 10 AM.
LOOKING AHEAD... LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON TUESDAY AND THEN MOVE EAST INTO EASTERN ARKANSAS AND WESTERN TENNESSEE BY NOON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION OVER THE FOUR STATE REGION LATER TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE NEAR THE SURFACE... IT IS LOOKING LIKE MANY AREAS MAY BE DEALING WITH WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS COME SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.
WARMER AIR WILL BE WORKING IN ALOFT AS THE SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE REGION. THIS COULD LEAD TO A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN... MAINLY DOWN ALONG THE ARKANSAS AND TENNESSEE BORDERS. SNOW COULD TRANSITION OVER TO A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION IN THE PADUCAH AND CAPE GIRARDEAU AREAS. ALL SNOW IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST KENTUCKY... WHERE THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.
THERE STILL REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SYSTEM... AND HENCE EXACTLY WHERE TRANSITION LINES FROM SNOW TO SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND POSSIBLY EVEN PLAIN RAIN WILL OCCUR. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR FUTURE UPDATES AS THE EVENT NEARS.
...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING...
TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RISE MUCH THROUGH NOON. MOST LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S.
THESE TEMPERATURES, COMBINED WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS PRODUCING GUSTS RANGING FROM 20 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR...WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS MORNING. A FEW LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND THE PURCHASE AREA OF WEST KENTUCKY COULD SEE WIND CHILLS REACHING UP INTO THE LOWER TEENS.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL OUTDOORS THIS MORNING...BUNDLE UP WITH LAYERS OF CLOTHING AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOUR SKIN FROM THE SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES.
IF YOU HAVE ANIMALS THAT SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE COLD WEATHER, BRING THEM INDOORS OR PROVIDE THEM WITH ADEQUATE FOOD AND SHELTER OUTDOORS.
MANY ROADWAYS THAT HAD MELTED SNOW ON THEM HAVE REFROZEN OVERNIGHT AND WILL REMAIN SLICK AND DANGEROUS THIS MORNING. OTHER ROADS, THAT WERE WET WITH RAIN SATURDAY EVENING MAY BE COATED WITH A THIN LAYER OF ICE. REGARDLESS OF THE ROAD SURFACE YOU MUST TRAVEL ON, USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION TODAY.
BEST ADVICE...IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL THIS MORNING...STAY INDOORS
...MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT...
WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STORM SYSTEM...THE FIRST MEASURABLE SNOWFALL
OF THE SEASON IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS
LIKE RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW OVER FAR
SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS AND FAR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STARTING LATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS CHANGE OVER PROCESS IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1-2 INCHES
GENERALLY NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MOUNT VERNON ILLINOIS TO
VAN BUREN MISSOURI WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA GETTING ANYWHERE
FROM A DUSTING TO ONE HALF INCH.
AS WE DRAW CLOSER TO THIS EVENT...THE DETAILS WILL LIKELY BE
ADJUSTED WITH TIME...SO STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service at Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Flood Warning for the area of Fisk, Missouri in Stoddard County.
AT 9:00 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET. * FORECAST... THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. * IMPACT... AT 20.0 FEET... CONSIDERABLE FLOODING OCCURS.
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... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...
LITTLE WABASH RIVER AT CARMI AFFECTING GALLATIN... WAYNE AND WHITE COUNTIES
.THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER AT CARMI WILL REMAIN IN MAJOR FLOODING THROUGH TOMORROW. RIVER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL THROUGH THE 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.
