Mar 29, 2018
A slow-moving cold front drifted slowly southeast across southeast Missouri on the 27th, then stalled over the Tennessee Valley on the 28th. The front returned north as a warm front and stalled over the southeast corner of Missouri on the 29th. Widespread heavy rainfall from this oscillating front eventually resulted in isolated flooding of roads on the 29th. The heavy rain also caused minor flooding on the St. Francis River.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 740248). 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.