Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement until 4 p.m. Thursday.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 4PM CDT THU

...LIGHT WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT

... MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW, SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN EARLY FRIDAY EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, THE SOUTHERN TIP OF ILLINOIS AND MOST OF WEST KENTUCKY, TRANSITIONING OVER TO A LIGHT WINTRY MIX LATER IN THE NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO AROUND OR JUST BELOW FREEZING.

MINOR TRAVEL CONCERNS CANNOT BE RULED OUT, ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.