INCOMING WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGS HIGHER CHANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER TODAY
A weather system that is crossing Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas will give us higher chances of severe weather today.
Station Meteorologist Dan Holiday tells KWOC News what weather officials are expecting for today.
“The Storm Prediction Center has issued a moderate risk of severe weather. What that is, is a level 4 out of 5 on the severe weather scale.
It's pretty high for us and so that means that we’ll likely see some large hail, damaging winds, even a few tornadoes some of which may be strong. Especially this afternoon as this system moves through.
We’ll likely see some storms pop up ahead of the main line. In fact there could be 2 to 3 rounds of storms, mainly ahead of this cold front. Those storms, if they are isolated, may produce some tornadoes.
Once the long line of storms moves in later on, toward the evening, we will see a better chance of strong damaging winds. This is just going to be one of those days you want to pay very close attention to the radio.
Be ready to move to a place of safety if a tornado warning is issued. That would be a basement, storm cellar, anywhere underground is the number one place to go in the event of a tornado.
If you don't have an underground shelter, an interior hallway on the lowest floor away from windows, like a bathroom, would be the best place to be. But most importantly have a way to get warnings and be prepared to move to a place of safety once warnings are issued.”
In the event that a warning is issued, you will hear it on Today’s Talk KWOC.
POPLAR BLUFF MAN APPEARS IN COURT ON TWO COUNTS OF STAUTORY SODOMY
A Poplar Bluff man appeared in court earlier this week after he was arrested on sodomy charges.
According to Poplar Bluff Police Chief Danny Whiteley, an arraignment hearing was held Monday for 53 year old Lee Abraham on two counts of statutory sodomy or attempted statutory sodomy.
The charges stem from an alleged incident earlier this month and the victim in the case is less than 14 years old.
No bond was set and Abraham is scheduled to appear in court again next week.
AREA LEADERS ATTEND STUDENT SHOWCASE AT POPLAR BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A group of area leaders recently attended a student showcase at a Poplar Bluff elementary school.
Eugene Field Elementary School hosted its 9th Annual Leadership Day on April 8th.
School officials say that a group of city officials, church leaders, business professionals, nonprofits, High School Student Council members and educators from across the region attended the student-led showcase.
The event featured speeches and musical performances highlighting service projects, as well as goals tracked and met throughout the school year.
Eugene Field was listed in October as Number 8 in U.S. News and World Report’s ‘Best Elementary Schools’ out of over 1,000 ranked statewide based on Missouri Assessment Program scores in the context of socioeconomic demographics.
Last year, the elementary school was one of only two in the state, both in Poplar Bluff, to be named National ESEA distinguished schools for closing the achievement gap among student groups out of 1,300 Missouri Title 1 education institutions.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATING ARMED ROBBERY
A southeast Missouri police agency is investigating an armed robbery that occurred earlier this week at a convenience store.
Officials with the Chaffee Police Department tell KWOC News that just before midnight Monday night the Rhodes 101 Convenience Store located on State Highway 77 was robbed at gunpoint.
Two male subjects wearing hoodies with their faces covered brandished a dark colored pistol and demanded the clerk to open the register. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken by the suspects and it appeared the suspects exited the store and ran to the south.
The first suspect is described as a white male, late teens or early twenties, around five feet, ten inches tall, and heavyset. He was wearing light colored cargo pants, a black with gray camo sleeves Nike hoodie, and black and white tennis shoes.
The second suspect is described as a black male, late teens or early twenties, around five feet, seven inches tall, with a slender build. He was wearing light colored skinny jeans with holes in front, a black colored hoodie, and what appeared to be a white colored watch.
Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to contact the Chaffee Police Department at 573-887-6911.
WOLF CREEK TRAIL RUN SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEKEND
A marathon run is coming this weekend to the Poplar Bluff area.
The Poplar Bluff Kiwanis Club and US Forest Service will host the 9th Annual Wolf Creek Trail Run on Saturday at the Wolf Creek Trail, north of Poplar Bluff.
The Half Marathon will begin at 8 am, while the 6K run and 1.7 mile walk will start at 9:30 am.
Proceeds from the event will go to Kiwanis Bacon Memorial Park.
For more information, including pricing and how to register, go to the 2022 Wolf Creek Trail Run Facebook page.
