Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a FLOOD WARNING until 5:30 a.m. Tuesday for Stoddard County, Missouri.
FLOOD WARNING FROM 5:37PM CDT MON UNTIL 5:30AM CDT TUE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR... BOLLINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... CARTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... RIPLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... STODDARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... * UNTIL 530 AM CDT TUESDAY
* AT 530 PM CDT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS STATE AND COUNTY ROADS STILL UNDER WATER AND IMPASSABLE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
ALTHOUGH WATER IS RECEDING IN MANY AREAS, IT WILL TAKE AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME FOR WATER TO DRAIN ENOUGH FOR ROADS TO BE CLEAR, ESPECIALLY WITH THE SLOW DROP IN WATER LEVELS ON MANY AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CAPE GIRARDEAU, POPLAR BLUFF, JACKSON, PERRYVILLE, DEXTER, SCOTT CITY, CHAFFEE, DONIPHAN, PIEDMONT, BLOOMFIELD, MARBLE HILL, ADVANCE, ORAN, BENTON, VAN BUREN, GREENVILLE, WAPPAPELLO LAKE AREA, SAM A BAKER STATE PARK, PUXICO AND MORLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
... TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES
