Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Flash Flood Watch through Saturday afternoon.

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA, WESTERN KENTUCKY, AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, ALEXANDER, EDWARDS, FRANKLIN, GALLATIN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, MASSAC, PERRY IL, POPE, PULASKI, SALINE, UNION, WABASH, WAYNE IL, WHITE, AND WILLIAMSON. IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA, GIBSON, PIKE, POSEY, VANDERBURGH, AND WARRICK. IN WESTERN KENTUCKY, BALLARD, CARLISLE, CRITTENDEN, HENDERSON, LIVINGSTON, MCCRACKEN, AND UNION KY. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, BOLLINGER, BUTLER, CAPE GIRARDEAU, CARTER, MISSISSIPPI, NEW MADRID, PERRY MO, RIPLEY, SCOTT, STODDARD, AND WAYNE MO. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON * PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL BE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT AND NOON ON SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY AVERAGE FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.

* RAPID RISES IN CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE EXPECTED.

LOW WATER CROSSINGS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.

LOOK FOR FLOOD PRONE AREAS TO BECOME INUNDATED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.