Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for Stoddard County, Missouri.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR
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AT 453 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA.
THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.
