May 16, 2002
At Marble Hill in Bollinger County, flash flooding of Crooked Creek inundated a residential area. Although this flooding was on a lesser scale than the May 12-13 flooding, several people were evacuated. Several gravel roads were washed out in the county. In Stoddard County, several roads were closed by high water, including Highway E between Bloomfield and Idalia. In downtown Cape Girardeau, extensive street flooding occurred, affecting a few businesses. Firefighters rescued a man whose vehicle
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5295800). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cape Girardeau County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.