Apr 1, 2021
Minor flooding on the Mississippi River continued from March into the first week of April. An active spring-like pattern in March caused river flooding. There were a couple rounds of heavy rain, somewhere regionally within the Mississippi basin, that contributed to the river flooding.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 949753). 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.