Apr 24, 2011
Widespread heavy rainfall from 13 to 18 inches with locally higher amounts occurred during the last week of April. At the Cape Girardeau airport, a rainfall total of 16.45 inches was measured from April 22-30. At the Poplar Bluff airport, a rainfall total of 17.64 inches was measured from April 22-30. A co-operative observer in Marble Hill measured a five-day total of 12.97 inches, which was representative of other places around southeast Missouri. This excessive rainfall caused most creeks and
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 296529). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wayne County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.