Another round of heavy rain appears to be headed for Texas County.
Presiding Commissioner Fred Stenger said Texas County could receive 2-4 more inches of rain Wednesday and Thursday. He learned the forecast during a conference call Tuesday afternoon with representatives of the National Weather Service (NWS).
Stenger said NWS officials indicated the fronts expected to move into the area should begin reacting around midnight tonight (Tuesday).
“They said the rivers affected that would affect us will be the Jacks Fork, Big Piney and Gasconade,” Stenger said. “That would, of course, include Summersville and central Texas County wherever the Big Piney River flows.
“With the ground as soaked as it is, you know what we’ll have with four additional inches of rain.”
Stenger said the NWS is also cautioning about winds upwards of 30 miles per hour, widespread lighting and possibly even hail.
Weather information is posted on the Texas County office of emergency management Facebook page.