Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement until 12 a.m. Wednesday.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 12AM CDT WED ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE QUAD STATE REGION TONIGHT.

ALONG AND ESPECIALLY JUST BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT, LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS FORECAST. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD OVERLAND FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR, A FEW POORLY DRAINED AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY SEE SHARP RISES IN WATER LEVELS, INCLUDING SMALLER CREEKS, STREAMS, AND DITCHES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY WITH HEAVIER SHOWERS.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM CLOSE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST KENTUCKY, TO ALMOST TWO AND A HALF INCHES IN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

THE TIME PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA, AND FROM MID EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FOR WESTERN KENTUCKY.

ALWAYS USE CAUTION NEAR DITCHES AND CREEKS WITH FAST MOVING WATERS AND AVOID ANY ROADWAYS THAT MAY BE COVERED WITH WATER. REMEMBER THAT RISING WATERS ARE MORE DIFFICULT TO DISCERN WHEN IT IS DARK. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS PLAY IT SAFE. TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN.

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