Jun 17, 1997
Slow-moving showers and thunderstorms dumped heavy rain over southern Bollinger and Cape Girardeau Counties. The heaviest rain, which radar estimated to be around 3 inches, fell between Zalma and Delta. Several primary and secondary roads were water-covered and impassable. In Cape Girardeau County, flooded roads included County Roads 222 and 231, County Road 214 at Williams Creek, and Highway F.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5601935). 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.