Issued by the National Weather Service at 6:07 am CST on November 23, 2009
Scattered sprinkles or light showers will continue to move across portions of far southeast Missouri...southern Illinois and west Kentucky this morning. Most of the precipitation was located across The Purchase area...and the southern pennyrile region of west Kentucky. Precipitation amounts will be light and amount to only a trace up to a few hundredths of an inch. Expect this activity to continue for a couple more hours this morning...although the intensity will remain light.
Today
Partly sunny. Scattered showers or sprinkles in the morning. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning... then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
The Flood Warning continues for the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau. * Until Wednesday morning... or until the warning is cancelled. * At 10:00 PM Sunday the stage was 34.0 feet. * Flood stage is 32.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring. * Forecast... river levels are near crest and will fall below flood stage by Wednesday morning. * Impact... at 36.0 feet... the flood gate on Themis street closes.