Bottom line - Turn Around - Don't Drown. Life threatening weather is possible over the next six days. If people don't listen and pay attention then lives will be lost. I don't know how to be more clear about the subject. it isn't everyday that I say those words - you will hear them when I think a serious outbreak of severe storms or tornadoes is likely or a weather event that has the potential to be a higher impact than usual.
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Flooding and flash flooding will be possible over the coming days. The National Weather Service encourages everyone to avoid flooded roadways. Report flooding to law enforcement and/or the National Weather Service. Our region experiences flash flood deaths almost every year. People think they can drive through flooded roadways and by the time they realize they can't - it is too late. Please don't be one of those people.4
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An unusually hyper-active weather pattern is developing. There will be multiple chances of rain and storms over the next few days. We are hoping the pattern will break - at least for a few days - around next Wednesday.
Until then - we will have a threat for some severe thunderstorms - and equally if not more dangerous will be the flash flood and river flood threat. Rivers are going to rise dramatically - I expect the Ohio River at Paducah to go above 50'.
The McCracken County Office of Emergency Management reminds you that owning a NOAA Weather Radio is the best way to receive notifications of severe weather watches and warnings.
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Also our new forecast page is finished! Just click the link below to see all of our Weather Observatory graphics - from the severe weather outlook to lake and river stages - extended outlooks - monthly outlooks - satellite - and more!.
Weather Observatory Graphics and Forecast Page
River stages - rivers will be rising over the coming 10 day period in our region, as well. Especially with multiple rounds of rain and storms. With each passing event - flooding will become a bigger concern.
http://weather.weatherobservatory.com/rivers/us.html
This site is best viewed with Mozilla Firefox. There could be issues with spacing on Internet Explorer.
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Showers and thunderstorms - heavy at times. A few severe thunderstorms possible on Saturday afternoon and Saturday night. Wind gusts greater than 58 mph in the heaviest cells and large hail. Isolated tornadoes will be possible. Pay attention - avoid flooded roadways. Do not put your life in danger or the lives of local emergency management - rescue - and fire departments.
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This forecast covers far southern Illinois, southeast Missouri, and western Kentucky---
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Saturday: Flash flood watch. Periods of showers and thunderstorms. Severe weather possible, again. Locally heavy rain possible. Severe thunderstorms likely.
Highs: in the middle to upper 70s | Wind: south winds at 15-20 mph ---
Saturday night: Flash flood watch. Showers and thunderstorms likely - some rain may be heavy. Flash flooding possible in some counties - especially our northern and central counties. Severe weather possible, again.
Lows: around 60-64 degrees | Wind: west winds at 10-15 mph---
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms possible. Some dry periods. Will update the timing of the precipitation on Sunday as I figure out the exact placement of the frontal boundary. Severe weather possible, again.
Highs: around 76-78 degrees | Wind: south/southwest winds at 10-15 mph with gusts to 20 mph.---
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Video has been posted and updated on the Weather Observatory web-site (simply click on the day of the week for the latest video).
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The forecast for severe or extreme weather risk for today, tonight, and tomorrow...
Saturday: Severe thunderstorms possible - through the night. Flash flood threat.
Saturday Night: Severe thunderstorms possible - through the night. Flash flood threat.
We have a number of new radars available on our Weather Observatory web-site!
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We now offer St Louis, Mt Vernon, Evansville, Poplar Bluff, Cape Girardeau, Marion, Paducah, Hopkinsville, and Dyersburg Interactive City Radars. We also have the two regional radars and now offer you three GR Earth radars.
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Meteorologist Beau Dodson---
McCracken County Office of Emergency Management
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