Thunderstorm Wind, Cape Girardeau
- When
- January 3, 8:50 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau County, Dutchtown
- Measured
- 83 kt (96 mph)
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 37.250, -89.667
Thunderstorm winds estimated between 90 and 100 MPH affected a small area about one-half mile wide and two miles long. The hardest hit areas were along Highway 74 west of Interstate 55, and in the 1200 block of South Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. On Highway 74, two mobile homes were destroyed, and four others were badly damaged. A man was inside one of the mobile homes, but he escaped with only minor injuries. Two permanent homes were damaged. The roof of a trucking company at the Interstate 55 exit to Highway 74 was torn off, and a shop area of the business was destroyed. The roof was blown off the business office of a quarry on South Kingshighway. A woman in the quarry office received cuts and scratches. A section of Highway 74 west of I-55 was closed most of the day due to downed power lines. About 5,600 homes in Cape Girardeau County lost power due to the storm.