Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement until 12 a.m. Wednesday.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 12AM CDT WED ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE QUAD STATE REGION TONIGHT.
ALONG AND ESPECIALLY JUST BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT, LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS FORECAST. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD OVERLAND FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR, A FEW POORLY DRAINED AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY SEE SHARP RISES IN WATER LEVELS, INCLUDING SMALLER CREEKS, STREAMS, AND DITCHES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY WITH HEAVIER SHOWERS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM CLOSE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST KENTUCKY, TO ALMOST TWO AND A HALF INCHES IN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.
THE TIME PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA, AND FROM MID EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FOR WESTERN KENTUCKY.
ALWAYS USE CAUTION NEAR DITCHES AND CREEKS WITH FAST MOVING WATERS AND AVOID ANY ROADWAYS THAT MAY BE COVERED WITH WATER. REMEMBER THAT RISING WATERS ARE MORE DIFFICULT TO DISCERN WHEN IT IS DARK. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS PLAY IT SAFE. TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN.
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Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Special Weather Statement until 4:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 4:30AM CDT TUE ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
... A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE QUAD STATE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.
ALONG AND JUST BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT, LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS FORECAST TO FALL ACROSS THE QUAD STATE REGION.
ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD OVERLAND FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR, A FEW POORLY DRAINED AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY SEE SHARP RISES IN WATER LEVELS, INCLUDING SMALLER CREEKS, STREAMS, AND DITCHES.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM AROUND ONE AND A HALF INCHES IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST KENTUCKY, TO AROUND TWO AND A HALF INCHES IN THE OZARK FOOTHILLS OF MISSOURI.
THE TIME PERIOD OF GREATEST IMPACT DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN WILL BE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, AND MAINLY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY ACROSS WEST KENTUCKY INTO SOUTHWEST INDIANA.
ALWAYS USE CAUTION NEAR DITCHES AND CREEKS WITH FAST MOVING WATERS AND AVOID ANY ROADWAYS THAT MAY BE COVERED WITH WATER.
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN.
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Severe weather can strike at any time in Missouri, making it important for all of us to be prepared to find the most secure shelter available no matter where we are. Today's statewide tornado drill is an excellent opportunity for Missourians to practice their sheltering plans and ensure readiness in case of a severe weather emergency. The statewide drill provides schools, businesses and families with an opportunity to test their planning and readiness to be able to quickly seek appropriate shelter in case of a real severe weather emergency. By practicing and increasing readiness across the state, Missourians will feel confident and prepared in the event of actual severe weather emergencies.
Missouri’s annual Statewide Tornado Drill is part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, which includes:
Monday – Preparedness Day
Tuesday – Tornado Safety Day, including a tornado drill at 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday – Flash Flood Safety Day
Thursday – Severe Thunderstorm Day
Friday – NOAA Weather Radio Day
Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Tornado Watch until 9 p.m. for Stoddard County, Missouri.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 5 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ALEXANDER GALLATIN HARDIN JOHNSON MASSAC POPE PULASKI SALINE UNION IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY BALLARD CALDWELL CALLOWAY CARLISLE CHRISTIAN CRITTENDEN DAVIESS FULTON GRAVES HENDERSON HICKMAN HOPKINS LIVINGSTON LYON MARSHALL MCCRACKEN MCLEAN MUHLENBERG TODD TRIGG UNION WEBSTER IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BOLLINGER BUTLER CAPE GIRARDEAU CARTER MISSISSIPPI NEW MADRID RIPLEY SCOTT STODDARD WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BARDWELL, BENTON, BLOOMFIELD, CADIZ, CAIRO, CALHOUN, CAPE GIRARDEAU, CHARLESTON, CLINTON, DIXON, DONIPHAN, EDDYVILLE, ELIZABETHTOWN, ELKTON, GOLCONDA, GREENVILLE, HARRISBURG, HENDERSON, HICKMAN, HOPKINSVILLE, JACKSON, JONESBORO, MADISONVILLE, MARBLE HILL, MARION, MAYFIELD, METROPOLIS, MORGANFIELD, MOUND CITY, MURRAY, NEW MADRID, OWENSBORO, PADUCAH, PIEDMONT, POPLAR BLUFF, PRINCETON, SHAWNEETOWN, SIKESTON, SMITHLAND, VAN BUREN, VIENNA, AND WICKLIFFE.
Stoddard County, The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Stoddard County, Missouri.
FLASH FLOOD WARNING FROM 3:30PM CST SAT UNTIL 8:30PM CST SAT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR
... BOLLINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... CARTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... RIPLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... STODDARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI... BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 830 PM CST * AT 323 PM CST, SOME FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW-LYING AREAS WAS ALREADY OCCURRING IN THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF CLOSE TO 5 INCHES HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST FOUR DAYS OR SO.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL ON SATURATED GROUND, CAUSING WATER LEVELS TO RISE VERY QUICKLY.
THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.
Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch through the weekend for Stoddard County, Missouri.
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
... THE 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, 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 LATE SATURDAY NIGHT * MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF RAIN, MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES, WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR AREAL FLOODING THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND. * THE MAIN FLOODING CONCERN WILL BE ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS THAT FEED INTO ALREADY SWOLLEN RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION. ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL.
ELSEWHERE, ELEVATED WATER LEVELS IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY LEAD TO STANDING WATER ACROSS SOME ROADS THAT TYPICALLY FLOOD. 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. &&
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...HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WEST KENTUCKY... .MULTIPLE WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FOUR STATE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND BRING REPEATED BOUTS OF RAIN, MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. AN EVENT TOTAL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. MUCH OF THE REGION HAS ALREADY RECEIVED AN INCH OR MORE OF RAIN, AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HAVE RECEIVED AROUND 2 INCHES. FOR THE MOST PART, THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HANDLE IT, BUT WITH EACH SUCCESSIVE ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN, FLOODING ISSUES WILL BECOME MORE LIKELY, CULMINATING WITH A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A COLD FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT.
Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued Flood Watch from 9 p.m. Tuesday, February 20th - 6 a.m. Thursday, February 22nd for Stoddard County, Missouri.
FLOOD WATCH FROM 9PM CST TUE UNTIL 6AM CST THU
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA, WESTERN KENTUCKY, AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
* FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
* MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO SOME MINOR LOCALIZED FLOODING.
* THE PRIMARY FLOODING CONCERN WILL BE ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS THAT FEED INTO ALREADY SWOLLEN RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION. ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL.
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.
