May 3, 2011: Rain will come to an end this morning - finally

Tuesday, May 03, 2011
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Short version today because of all the help that is needed in our area - long day and tired..

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A flood warning continues for our area - see the detailed information on watches and warnings by clicking here...

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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
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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Biggest concern will be chilly temperatures.  Rain will come to an end.  This is great news.  Flooding will continue as water continues to try and run off.  Please use caution as you are out helping.  

Coolish temperatures with highs in the 50s and 60s.  Lows on Wednesday morning will be in the upper 30s and lower 40s.  Quite chilly.
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Need to check radar today?  - click here.
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Continued flooding.  Concern will increase with each passing day that the strain on levees could cause some to break.  Be prepared for flash flooding in the event of a levee breach.  Have life jackets and other emergency supplies ready for immediate deployment in the event of a breach.  

Rain will come to an end on Tuesday morning.orning.

Snake bites - a number of people have reported snakes escaping the flood waters and moving into areas they are normally not seen. 
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This forecast covers far southern Illinois, southeast Missouri, and western Kentucky
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Tuesday: Rain ending.  Flooding will continue.  Coolish.
Highs:  in the upper 50s  | Wind: west wind at 5-10 mph.

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Tuesday night:  Mostly clear and cold.
Lows: around 38-40 degrees  |  Wind: west winds at 10 mph.
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Wednesday:  Mostly sunny and a little warmer 
Highs:  around 66 degrees  | Wind: north winds at 10 mph.
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Wednesday night:  Clear and cool.
Lows: around 45 degrees  |  Wind: northwest winds at 5 mph.
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Thursday:  Partly cloudy with a small chance for a thunderstorm. 
Highs:  around 70-74 degrees  | Wind: south winds at 10 mph.

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Weather Observatory Home Page - Click Here

Below image - Low temperatures for Tuesday morning
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Remember you can view all of these images by going to our new graphics page - click here
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Below image - High temperatures for Tuesday afternoon
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Below image - High temperatures for Wednesday afternoon 
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The forecast for severe or extreme weather risk for today, tonight, and tomorrow... 


Today (Tuesday)  Rain will end.  Flooding will continue even though the rain ended..
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Tonight (Tuesday night)  No severe weather concerns.  Flooding will continue.

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Wednesday: No severe weather.  Flooding will continue.. 


 
Rainfall totals for the next 72 hours - most of this will fall between 9 pm Monday night and 9 am Tuesday - then we will be dry after that point into Wednesday night.
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You can view the updated rainfall forecast maps - updated twice a day by going to the Weather Observatory Forecast Site - Click Here
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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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You can now view the 6-10 and 8-14 day forecasts!  Maps are available by clicking here.
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1. Dry weather Wednesday into Thursday.  I can't rule out a few storms developing on Thursday with a weak system moving through.  I will update the forecast tomorrow.

2.  I am watching the April 8th-13th time frame for severe weather risks.  It appears the atmosphere will reload by then and produce a few storm systems that will need to be monitored.

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Meteorologist Beau Dodson
McCracken County Office of Emergency Management

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