Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch until 7 p.m. for Stoddard County.

• .. FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 7 PM FRIDAY EVENING...
• THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
• * FLOOD WATCH 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 IL... WABASH... WAYNE IL... WHITE AND WILLIAMSON. IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA... GIBSON... PIKE... POSEY... SPENCER... VANDERBURGH AND WARRICK. IN WESTERN KENTUCKY... BALLARD... CALDWELL... CARLISLE... CRITTENDEN... DAVIESS... FULTON... GRAVES... HENDERSON... HICKMAN... HOPKINS... LIVINGSTON... LYON... MARSHALL... MCCRACKEN... MCLEAN... UNION KY AND WEBSTER. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... BOLLINGER... BUTLER... CAPE GIRARDEAU... CARTER... MISSISSIPPI... NEW MADRID... PERRY MO... RIPLEY... SCOTT... STODDARD AND WAYNE MO.
• * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
• * TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED DURING THE PERIOD GENERALLY NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GREENVILLE TO MURRAY KENTUCKY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA BUT THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO SEE THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA.
• PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
• A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.
• YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.