May 26, 2024
The second major severe weather outbreak for the month occurred on the 26th for the Quad State region. On the synoptic scale, a shortwave trough centered in the middle of the country with a 60 kt mid-level jet moved across northern Arkansas. A weak surface low was moving into SE Missouri during the morning with a secondary low located further northwest. A warm frontal boundary was draped across our area. A bowing line progressed east across SE Missouri into W Kentucky and far S Illinois between
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1186151). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Calloway County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.