May 2, 2025
An upper-level trough from northern Ontario southwest to the central Plains was pushing southeast through the day, as a weak surface boundary lingered from the Missouri Bootheel northeast along the Ohio River. South of the boundary, MLCAPE was 1000-2000J/kg and the effective shear was 30-40kts. Mid-level lapse rates were poor, generally 6K/km or lower, while low-level lapse rates were 7-8K/km. Scattered storms were ongoing before sunrise over northeast Arkansas and far west Tennessee, and they s
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1271413). 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.