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

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 3:30PM CST SAT

...WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

... RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA. THE TRANSITION WILL CONTINUE SOUTH INTO WEST KENTUCKY ON SUNDAY.

SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW APPEARS LIKELY.

THE BEST CHANCE OF SNOW THAT MAY CAUSE TRAVEL IMPACTS IS EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF A POPLAR BLUFF MISSOURI TO CAIRO ILLINOIS TO OWENSBORO KENTUCKY LINE. ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST FROM THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL INTO WEST KENTUCKY, WITH A LOWER LIKELIHOOD OF TRAVEL IMPACTS AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING ARE FORECAST. THE PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON, WITH DRY AND COLDER WEATHER FOR SUNDAY NIGHT.

ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AFTER THE RAIN AND SNOW HAS LEFT THE AREA. NORTH WINDS WILL GUST 15 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES AND LEAD TO WIND CHILLS NEAR OR BELOW ZERO OVER MUCH OF THE AREA BY SUNRISE MONDAY. THE SNOW IS NOT LIKELY TO MELT MUCH THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY AS WE WILL REMAIN IN THE DEEP FREEZE. MOST OF THE AREA WILL CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING ON WEDNESDAY.