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Southeast Missourian

Thursday afternoon downpour

Laura Simon and Glenn Landberg
Thursday, May 26, 2016

A thunderstorm passed through Cape Girardeau on Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2016, bringing with it a downpour of rain, flooding portions of the area.

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    A person runs through a downpour of rain on Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A downpour of rain covers Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A person runs through a downpour of rain on Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A person runs through a downpour of rain on Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A person carries another through a downpour of rain on Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A motorist travels east on Broadway near Caruthers Street Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2016 in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A downpour of rain covers Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A downpour of rain covers Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    A thunderstorm passed through Cape Girardeau on Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2016, bringing with it a downpour of rain, flooding portions of the area. (Glenn Landberg)
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    A thunderstorm passed through Cape Girardeau on Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2016, bringing with it a downpour of rain, flooding portions of the area. (Glenn Landberg)
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    A thunderstorm passed through Cape Girardeau on Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2016, bringing with it a downpour of rain, flooding portions of the area. (Glenn Landberg)
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    Members of the Cape Girardeau Police Department divert traffic from a flooded portion of Bloomfield Road Thursday, May 26, 2016 after a thunderstorm swept through the area. (Glenn Landberg)
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    Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department look over a smoldering tree after it was struck by lightning Thursday, May 26, 2016 at the corner of Bertling Street and Sylvan Lane. (Glenn Landberg)
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    Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department hose down a smoldering tree after it was struck by lightning Thursday, May 26, 2016 at the corner of Bertling Street and Sylvan Lane. (Glenn Landberg)