Stoddard County, Missouri - A SPECIAL WEATHER Statement has been issued by the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky for Stoddard County, Missouri.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 2PM CST SAT

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... THROUGH 200 P.M.,

WE WILL BE MONITORING FOR AN INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, WEST KENTUCKY AND FAR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE ALREADY ONGOING, EVEN OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTH WINDS ARE AVERAGING 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

HIGHER GUSTS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. MONITOR FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS.