Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement regarding high heat index.

• ... HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 100 THIS AFTERNOON...
• FOR THOSE THAT ARE CONSIDERING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES OR MUST WORK OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING... BE AWARE THAT HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL LIKELY REACH OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES BETWEEN 230 PM AND 730 PM TODAY.
• GIVEN THE RECENT COOLER WEATHER... YOU MAY NOT BE ACCUSTOMED TO THE HIGHER OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S. THESE TEMPERATURES... COMBINED WITH THE HIGHER HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 98 AND 103 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. THE LACK OF STRONGER SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL LESSEN THE ABILITY TO PULL HEAT AWAY FROM YOUR BODY AS WELL.
• BE SURE TO PACE YOUR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY... DRINK PLENTY OF WATER... AND SEEK SHADE WHEN POSSIBLE FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNSET. AVOID BECOMING A VICTIM OF HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE.
• INFANTS... THE ELDERLY... AND INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS IMPACTED BY THIS HEAT AND HUMIDITY SHOULD LIMIT THEIR OUTDOOR EXPOSURE... IF POSSIBLE.
• SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY... AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND WEST KENTUCKY. HAVE FUN... BUT BE SAFE OUTDOORS.

Stoddard County, Missouri - A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Friday morning.

• ... FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
• THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
• * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY
• * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
• * MOST AREAS IN THE WATCH REGION HAVE SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS. ANY ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY COULD CAUSE NEW FLASH FLOODING TO DEVELOP QUICKLY.
• * ROADS WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED ONCE AGAIN... AS WILL MANY LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IMPACTED BY ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
• 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.
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• Stoddard County, Missouri - ... SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR UNION... NORTHWESTERN MASSAC... SALINE... JOHNSON... SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN... ALEXANDER... SOUTHERN HAMILTON... NORTHWESTERN POPE... PULASKI... WILLIAMSON... NORTHWESTERN MCCRACKEN... NORTH CENTRAL BALLARD... BOLLINGER... CAPE GIRARDEAU... NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE... SCOTT... STODDARD AND EASTERN BUTLER COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT...
• AT 922 PM CDT... DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR MARION TO NEAR CHALK BLUFF NATURAL AREA... AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
• WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
• LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CAPE GIRARDEAU... MARION... SIKESTON... JACKSON... HERRIN... HARRISBURG... WEST FRANKFORT... DEXTER... CARTERVILLE... SCOTT CITY... ANNA... JOHNSTON CITY... CHAFFEE... MCLEANSBORO... BLOOMFIELD... JONESBORO... MARBLE HILL... VIENNA... ADVANCE AND ORAN.
• PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
• TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS... AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
• FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

Stoddard County, Missouri - A significant Weather Advisory has been issued for Central Stoddard County until 7:30 p.m.

• ... SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN RIPLEY... WAYNE... EASTERN CARTER... SOUTHWESTERN BOLLINGER... CENTRAL STODDARD AND BUTLER COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
• AT 634 PM CDT... DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BUDAPEST... OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF DONIPHAN... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
• WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
• LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... POPLAR BLUFF... DEXTER... PIEDMONT... BERNIE... BLOOMFIELD... MARBLE HILL... GREENVILLE... WAPPAPELLO LAKE AREA... SAM A BAKER STATE PARK... PUXICO... NAYLOR... ESSEX... ELLSINORE... WILLIAMSVILLE... FISK... DUDLEY... GLEN ALLEN... FAIRDEALING... HARVIELL AND OXLY.
• PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
• TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM... AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
• FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch until 1 a.m. for Stoddard County and other areas.

• THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 396 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
• IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES
• IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
• ALEXANDER EDWARDS FRANKLIN GALLATIN HAMILTON HARDIN JACKSON JEFFERSON JOHNSON MASSAC PERRY POPE PULASKI SALINE UNION WABASH WAYNE WHITE WILLIAMSON
• IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
• IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA
• GIBSON PIKE POSEY SPENCER VANDERBURGH WARRICK
• IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
• IN WESTERN KENTUCKY
• BALLARD CRITTENDEN DAVIESS HENDERSON LIVINGSTON MCCRACKEN MCLEAN UNION WEBSTER
• IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
• IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
• BOLLINGER BUTLER CAPE GIRARDEAU CARTER PERRY RIPLEY SCOTT STODDARD WAYNE
• THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... ALBION... BLOOMFIELD... BOONVILLE... CAIRO... CALHOUN... CAPE GIRARDEAU... CARBONDALE... CARMI... DIXON... DONIPHAN... ELIZABETHTOWN... EVANSVILLE... FAIRFIELD... FORT BRANCH... GOLCONDA... HARRISBURG... HENDERSON... HERRIN... JONESBORO... MARBLE HILL... MARION... MCLEANSBORO... METROPOLIS... MORGANFIELD... MOUND CITY... MOUNT CARMEL... MOUNT VERNON... OWENSBORO... PADUCAH... PERRYVILLE... PETERSBURG... PIEDMONT... PINCKNEYVILLE... POPLAR BLUFF... POSEYVILLE... ROCKPORT... SHAWNEETOWN... SIKESTON... SMITHLAND... VAN BUREN... VIENNA... WEST FRANKFORT AND WICKLIFFE.

Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Flash Flood Watch Through Wednesday evening.

• ... FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
• THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
• * FLASH 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... CALLOWAY... CARLISLE... CHRISTIAN... CRITTENDEN... DAVIESS... FULTON... GRAVES... HENDERSON... HICKMAN... HOPKINS... LIVINGSTON... LYON... MARSHALL... MCCRACKEN... MCLEAN... MUHLENBERG... TODD... TRIGG... UNION KY AND WEBSTER. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... BOLLINGER... BUTLER... CAPE GIRARDEAU... CARTER... MISSISSIPPI... NEW MADRID... PERRY MO... RIPLEY... SCOTT... STODDARD AND WAYNE MO.
• * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
• * RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ALREADY OVER BROAD SWATHS OF THE REGION... WHILE SOME LOCALLY HEAVIER REPORTS IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE HAD ALREADY CAUSED FLOODING. WITH RIVERS ALREADY IN FLOOD... MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS EITHER FLOODING OR NEAR BANKFULL... AND MORE RAIN ON THE WAY OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS... INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR REPEAT HEAVY RAINS OVER THE SAME AREAS... ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
• 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.

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

• THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
• * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... UNION COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... ALEXANDER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... BOLLINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... STODDARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
• * UNTIL 445 PM CDT
• * AT 240 PM CDT... DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS. MANY OF THESE STORMS WILL DROP THEIR HEAVY RAIN IN REPEAT FASHION OVER THE SAME AREAS. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA.
• * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CAPE GIRARDEAU... SIKESTON... JACKSON... DEXTER... SCOTT CITY... ANNA... CHAFFEE... CAIRO... BLOOMFIELD... JONESBORO... MARBLE HILL... ADVANCE... ORAN... MINER... BENTON... COBDEN... MOREHOUSE... PUXICO... BERTRAND AND MOUNDS.