Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement until 7 a.m. Friday!

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 7AM CDT FRI

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS COULD POSE A FLOODING HAZARD AT TIMES... AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DRIFTS EASTWARD INTO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY, IT WILL STALL AND SLING TROPICALLY SOURCED MOISTURE NORTHWARD ACROSS AND THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY.

THIS WILL INCLUDE ALL OF OUR QUAD STATE AREA. WHILE OVERALL RAINFALL AMOUNTS INTO THE WEEKEND MAY AVERAGE, GENERALLY, IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE, LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. BE AWARE THAT IF YOU GET A PARTICULARLY STRONG STORM, OR REPEAT SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER THE SAME AREA, YOU MAY EXPERIENCE TEMPORARILY AT LEAST, LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLOOD ISSUES.

THE ENTIRETY OF THE AREA IS UNDER A SLIGHT RISK OF RAINFALL EXCEEDING FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE THROUGH TONIGHT, AND A MARGINAL TO SLIGHT RISK EXISTS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS WELL. REMEMBER TO SEEK HIGH GROUND IF YOU NOTICE RISING WATERS, AND NEVER CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT, WHEN RISING WATERS ARE MORE DIFFICULT TO DETECT.