Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Flash Flood Watch for Stoddard County from 7 p.m. Friday night until 7 a.m. Sunday

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7PM CDT FRI UNTIL 7AM CDT SUN

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING

... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA, AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY, INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF BALLARD, CRITTENDEN, HENDERSON, LIVINGSTON, MCCRACKEN, UNION, AND WEBSTER. * FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING

* INTERVALS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM GORDON LATE THIS WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. WHILE THE GROUND SHOULD BE ABLE TO ABSORB THE INITIAL RAIN, THE GREATEST CONCERN FOR FLASH FLOODING ARRIVES FRIDAY NIGHT, SATURDAY, AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH GORDON'S REMNANTS PASSES THROUGH THE AREA.

* FORECAST STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE WATCH AREA, WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. 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.