Heavy Rain, Cape Girardeau
- When
- June 19, 3:30 AM CST to 4:15 AM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau County, Cape Girardeau
- Reported by
- Unknown
- Coordinates
- 37.300, -89.530
Street flooding was reported.
Heavy Rain in Missouri, June 19, 2011
A mesoscale convective system raced eastward across southeast Missouri at 50 mph. Locally heavy rain accompanied the storms.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
A mesoscale convective system raced eastward across southeast Missouri at 50 mph. Locally heavy rain accompanied the storms.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 19, 1:34 AM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 1:34 AM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
234 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011
.DISCUSSION...
SEVERAL ISSUES THIS MORNING AND ALMOST ALL OF THEM IN THE SHORT TERM.
THE CURRENT MCS /MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM/ IS CURRENTLY EVOLVING
INTO THE EARLY LARGE SCALE BOW ECHO STAGE JUST WEST OF THE WFO PAH
FORECAST AREA AS OF 07Z /2 AM CDT/. THIS CONVECTION IS TRACKING
ALONG THE 925/850/700 MB WEST-EAST ORIENTED WARM FRONTAL
BOUNDARY ZONE...AND MAY GRADUALLY EXPAND S/SEWD ACROSS SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI ALONG THE NOSE OF THE LOW LEVEL JET THROUGH AT LEAST 10Z
/5AM CDT/ THIS MORNING.
FURTHER TO THE NORTH...STRETCHING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 64
CORRIDOR...THERE IS ANOTHER ELEVATED WARM ADVECTION ZONE ORIENTED
ROUGHLY WEST-EAST...ROUGHLY BETWEEN THE DIFFERENTIAL 925-700 MB
FRONTAL SLOPE DEPICTED BY THE 00Z SUN UPPER AIR MAPS. GOES SOUNDER
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ARE BETWEEN 1.8-2.0 INCHES IN THIS ZONE.
CONSIDERING THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL THAT OCCURRED SATURDAY MORNING IN
THE NORTHERN 1/3 OF THE WFO PAH CWA /SOUTHERN IL...SOUTHWEST IN AND
NORTHWEST KENTUCKY/...HEAVY RAINFALL...IN EXCESS OF AN INCH AN
HOUR...WILL BE LIKELY. BASED ON INTERNAL OFFICE DISCUSSIONS AND HPC
OUTLOOK FOR SLIGHT TO MODERATE RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
TODAY...THE DECISION WAS MADE TO GO AHEAD WITH A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
FOR LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER...MAINLY FOR THE MORNING HOURS.
THE COMBINATION OF THE DEVELOPING BOW ECHO AND THE CONVECTION
FURTHER EAST ALREADY IN THE WFO PAH FORECAST AREA WILL LIKELY LEAD
TO AN INITIAL DAMAGING WIND/SMALL HAIL/EXCESSIVE RAIN AND LIGHTNING
SCENARIO OVER THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH AT LEAST 14Z /9 AM CDT/. AS
WITH THE SATURDAY CONVECTION...ANTICIPATE THAT THERE WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT STABILIZATION IN THE COLD POOL LEFT BEHIND...SO
DRAMATICALLY DROPPED POP/WEATHER CHANCES DURING THE MIDDAY
TODAY...WITH SOME BRIEF INCREASE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED
WITH DIFFERENTIAL HEATING/THUNDERSTORM BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS.
ALTHOUGH THE AVAILABLE DETERMINISTIC 00Z GFS/12KM NAM-WRF/...21Z/03Z
SREF WERE USED AS TEMPLATES FOR INITIAL CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY...THE
3KM HRRR AND NSSL 4KM WRF WAS USED TO PINPOINT THE FINER DETAILS OF
THE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY TODAY.
FOR THE OUTER PERIODS...ADJUSTED POP/WEATHER/TEMPERATURE TO REFLECT
CLOSER THE THE GFS/SREF GUIDANCE.
FINALLY...LOWERED MAX TEMPERATURES TODAY AND RAISED DEWPOINTS FROM
GUIDANCE VALUES TO REFLECT EXPECTED WEATHER TODAY.
AFTER THAT MID LEVEL CAP SHOULD BE IN PLACE FOR MONDAY. RIDGE WILL
MOVE EAST BY TUESDAY ALLOWING FOR A CHANCE OF MORE
THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE CONTINUES
THROUGH THURSDAY AS A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
REGION. IT MAY TAKE MORE THAN 24 HOURS FOR THE FRONT TO TRAVERSE
THE FORECAST AREA. A PORTION OF THE AREA ALREADY IN DAY 3 SLIGHT
RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS.
.AVIATION...
YET ANOTHER COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS IS GOING TO ROLL INTO THE
AREA FROM THE WEST...EXITING MUCH OF THE AREA WITHIN A FEW HOURS
POST DAWN SUNDAY MORNING. MAINTAINED PREVAILING THUNDER MENTION AT
KEVV/KOWB OVERNIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD POSE THE POTENTIAL
FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL. LINGERING
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD CLEAR THE REGION BY MID
MORNING...LEAVING BEHIND DRY CONDITIONS AND 5 TO 10 KNOT SOUTHWEST
WINDS THE REST OF THE DAY.
&&
.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR BALLARD-
CALDWELL-CALLOWAY-CARLISLE-CHRISTIAN-CRITTENDEN-DAVIESS-
FULTON-GRAVES-HENDERSON-HICKMAN-HOPKINS-LIVINGSTON-LYON-
MARSHALL-MCCRACKEN-MCLEAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD-TRIGG-UNION KY-
WEBSTER.
MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR BOLLINGER-
CAPE GIRARDEAU-MISSISSIPPI-PERRY MO-SCOTT.
IL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALEXANDER-
EDWARDS-FRANKLIN-GALLATIN-HAMILTON-HARDIN-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-
JOHNSON-MASSAC-PERRY IL-POPE-PULASKI-SALINE-UNION IL-WABASH-
WAYNE IL-WHITE-WILLIAMSON.
IN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR GIBSON-PIKE-
POSEY-SPENCER-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK.
&&
KES/PS/DBHazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 2:17 AM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 317 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-201000- JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE- HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH- WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES- LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL- UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN- MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER- RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID- 317 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 510 IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH 10 AM CDT. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA UNDER A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS TODAY. SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA FROM THE EARLY TO LATE THIS SUNDAY MORNING. DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL BE THE DOMINANT HAZARDS...WHILE DAMAGING HAIL WILL BE A SECONDARY...BUT IMPORTANT HAZARD. GIVEN THE INTENSE LOW LEVEL SHEAR IN THE VICINITY OF THE BOW ECHO THIS MORNING...ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF MARBLE HILL AND NEW MADRID MISSOURI...AND INCLUDES ALL OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WEST KENTUCKY. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO LIKELY IN WITHIN THE MOISTURE LADEN AIR MASS AHEAD OF ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP. DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND FLOODING OF SOME ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE ROADS WHICH ARE FLOOD PRONE OR IN POORLY DRAINED AREAS. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CAPE GIRARDEAU AND THEBES. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE NEXT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS LOW AT THIS TIME. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST INCREASE TO MODERATE FLOODING ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CAPE GIRARDEAU AND THEBES. THE BIG MUDDY RIVER NEAR PLUMFIELD AND MURPHYSBORO...AND THE SKILLET FORK RIVER NEAR WAYNE CITY ARE FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED THIS MORNING ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA. REPORTS OF HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ENCOURAGED. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AGAIN ON TUESDAY. SMITH
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 19, 2:30 AM CST, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
330 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0322 AM TSTM WND DMG PERRYVILLE 37.73N 89.87W
06/19/2011 PERRY MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN PORTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY.
&&
SMITTYLocal storm report, Jun 19, 2:47 AM CST, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
347 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 AM TSTM WND GST DU QUOIN 38.00N 89.24W
06/19/2011 M83 MPH PERRY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
MEASURED JUST WEST OF TOWN BY TRAINED SPOTTER.
&&
SMITTYLocal storm report, Jun 19, 3:02 AM CST, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
402 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0401 AM TSTM WND GST WEST FRANKFORT 37.90N 88.93W
06/19/2011 E70 MPH FRANKLIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN.
&&
SMITTYLocal storm report, Jun 19, 3:03 AM CST, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
403 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 AM TSTM WND DMG DU QUOIN 38.00N 89.24W
06/19/2011 PERRY IL TRAINED SPOTTER
CAMPER BLOWN OVER WITH INDIVIDUALS INSIDE AT THE DU QUOIN
STATE FAIRGROUNDS.
&&
SMITTYLocal storm report, Jun 19, 3:13 AM CST, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
413 AM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0410 AM TSTM WND DMG WEST FRANKFORT 37.90N 88.93W
06/19/2011 FRANKLIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER OUTAGES AND DISRUPTIVE PHONE SERVICE REPORTED
THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
&&
SMITTYThe radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Scott
- When
- June 19, 3:45 AM CST to 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Scott County, Commerce
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.150, -89.450
Numerous roads were flooding. Many streams and creeks were near bankful.
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, June 19 to 20, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 19 to 20, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, June 19, 2011
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 19, 2011
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 19, 2011
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 19, 2011
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, June 19 to 20, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Nebraska, June 19 to 20, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, June 19 to 20, 2011
- Wildfire in Texas, June 19 to 21, 2011
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Pennsylvania, June 19 to 20, 2011
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, June 19, 2011
More
Every storm in Missouri in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, June 2011
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 315291, 315201.