REGION BRACES FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
The potential for flooding is rising in Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas.
We spoke with River Radio Chief Meteorologist Dan Holiday about the oncoming storm system.
“We have a rather interesting weather set up that’s going to come into play later on tonight through much of Friday and then may linger into Friday night and Saturday as well.
A frontal boundary is going to be stalling out nearby. We have moisture overriding that frontal boundary from the south and also a series of disturbances that will enhance the development of showers and thunderstorms. What we don't know is exactly where that boundary will stall.
Where that occurs, we're going to see four to five inches of rainfall. On the lower end anywhere from two inches to about four inches. So the chance is going to be with us primarily overnight tonight into Friday morning. Again the position of the boundary determines who will see the most rainfall.
Once we get into later on this weekend on Friday, the chance of severe storms will increase. Large hail and damaging winds are the primary threat with a higher end severe weather threat off to the south of us. Now by Saturday morning, the system will move on out and it's going to give us a dry weekend.
So the window of concern is late tonight through much of Friday and into Saturday morning.”
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch that will be in effect from 7 pm this evening to 1 am Saturday morning.
LADY RAIDERS TO BEGN NJCAA TOURNAMENT CAMPAIGN THIS AFTERNOON
The Number 22 seed Three Rivers College Lady Raiders will begin their final push for a national championship this afternoon in Lubbock, Texas.
The 22-5 Lady Raiders will be playing Gulf Coast State College in the first round of the NJCAA Division 1 Women’s Basketball Tournament.
The 11 seed Lady Commodore’s are entering the tournament with a 24-4 record.
The game will tip off at noon today and you can watch it for a fee online at NJCAA.org. If the Lady Raiders pick up the victory today, they will advance to play the 6 seed Jones College in the second round.
MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ARSON IN MARK TWAIN NATIONAL FOREST
An Iron County man has pleaded guilty to multiple charges in connection to an incident in Butler County last October.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office, 37 year old Lucas Henson stole a van from a Poplar Bluff rental business before abandoning it when it ran out of gas. Later that day he broke into a camper at another business and stole items from it.
The next day, he stole a Dodge pickup truck, then burglarized someone’s home and stole a handgun. He also stole a crossbow from a workshop near the home. When the truck’s owner found Henson, Henson pointed the pistol at the truck’s owner and drove away.
Law enforcement officers, notified by the truck’s owner, joined the chase. Henson crashed the truck in Mark Twain National Forest, then started a fire and burned the handgun and the items that he had stolen from the camper before fleeing into the forest.
Law enforcement officers began tracking Henson and when they got close, he started fires to prevent being captured. Later, he pointed the crossbow at a U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer, as well as other officers. Henson was eventually caught near Black River.
Henson pleaded guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer, arson, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 28th.
MCGEE MAN SENTENCED TO OVER 30 YEARS IN PRISON
A McGee man has been sentenced to a total of over 30 years in prison on multiple charges, including murder.
According to Missouri Case Net, Williem Taylor, of McGee, pled guilty last June to charges of 1st degree Murder and Armed Criminal Action.
The charges stem an incident in October of 2018.
On March 20th, Taylor was sentenced to 30 years incarceration on the murder charge and 3 years incarceration on the armed criminal action charge.
INTERSTATE IN PEMISCOT COUNTY TO BE REDUCED FOR OVER A MONTH
Northbound Interstate 155 in Pemiscot County is being reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction for over a month as contractor crews perform concrete replacement.
According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, the section of roadway being reduced is located from mile marker 4.2 to mile marker 0.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Friday, April 28th.
