Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WED ...AREAS OF DENSE FOG POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING... MUCH OF THE REGION HAS BECOME SATURATED EARLY THIS MORNING, BUT CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH DAYBREAK. DESPITE THE CLOUD COVER, DENSE FOG HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED IN A FEW ISOLATED LOCATIONS. THEREFORE, IT IS LIKELY THAT AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SUNRISE. MOTORISTS EARLY THIS MORNING SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPID LOSS OF VISIBILITY WHEN THEY ENCOUNTER AN AREA OF DENSE FOG. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY DROP TO WELL UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE DENSE FOG IS LIKELY TO BE MOST WIDESPREAD ALONG INTERSTATE 64 IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AROUND 9 AM. IF THE DENSE FOG BECOMES WIDESPREAD, A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR ALL OR A PORTION OF THE REGION LATER THIS MORNING.