Active Alerts Advance, MO

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.* WHERE...A portion of southeast Missouri, including the followingcounties, Butler and Stoddard.* WHEN...Until 1030 AM CDT.* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 718 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due tothunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to beginshortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rainhave fallen.- Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are expectedover the area. This additional rain will result in minorflooding.- Some locations that will experience flooding include...Poplar Bluff, Dexter, Bloomfield, Essex, Qulin, Fisk, Dudleyand Penermon.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood