Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch through the weekend for Stoddard County, Missouri.
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA, WESTERN KENTUCKY, AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, ALEXANDER, EDWARDS, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MASSAC, PERRY IL, POPE, PULASKI, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE IL, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON.
IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA, GIBSON, PIKE, POSEY, SPENCER, VANDERBURGH, AND WARRICK. IN WESTERN KENTUCKY, BALLARD, CALDWELL, CALLOWAY, CARLISLE, CHRISTIAN, CRITTENDEN, DAVIESS, FULTON, GRAVES, HENDERSON, HICKMAN, HOPKINS, LIVINGSTON, LYON, MARSHALL, MCCRACKEN, MCLEAN, MUHLENBERG, TODD, TRIGG, UNION KY, AND WEBSTER. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, BOLLINGER, BUTLER, CAPE GIRARDEAU, CARTER, MISSISSIPPI, NEW MADRID, PERRY MO, RIPLEY, SCOTT, STODDARD, AND WAYNE MO.
* THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF RAIN, MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES, WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR AREAL FLOODING THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND. * THE MAIN FLOODING CONCERN WILL BE ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS THAT FEED INTO ALREADY SWOLLEN RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION. ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL.
ELSEWHERE, ELEVATED WATER LEVELS IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY LEAD TO STANDING WATER ACROSS SOME ROADS THAT TYPICALLY FLOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. &&
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...HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WEST KENTUCKY... .MULTIPLE WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FOUR STATE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND BRING REPEATED BOUTS OF RAIN, MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. AN EVENT TOTAL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. MUCH OF THE REGION HAS ALREADY RECEIVED AN INCH OR MORE OF RAIN, AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HAVE RECEIVED AROUND 2 INCHES. FOR THE MOST PART, THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HANDLE IT, BUT WITH EACH SUCCESSIVE ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN, FLOODING ISSUES WILL BECOME MORE LIKELY, CULMINATING WITH A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A COLD FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT.
