KIRKSVILLE, Mo. & Ottumwa, Iowa — This weekend, a weather system will more or less stall to the west, resulting in multiple rounds of precipitation throughout the weekend and early next week.

This system will also be responsible for multiple periods of severe weather in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, parts of western Arkansas and southwestern Missouri.

No extreme weather is expected in our area this weekend, but there is a chance of huge amounts of rain that could cause flooding.

Flooding may occur in some areas as 3 to 4 inches of rain is possible. Therefore, flood warnings and warnings may be issued this weekend.

As previously mentioned, more rain is expected on Monday and most of Tuesday morning, after which skies will clear and temperatures will return to average for this time of year.

Make sure you have that umbrella handy.