Severe storm strikes Cape Girardeau County
The weather turned ugly in a hurry over portions of Cape Girardeau County as a slow-moving storm produced
funnel clouds, large hail, and flash flooding during the afternoon of Tuesday, April 12, 2005.
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Billy H. Garner shot this picture of a funnel cloud from his house on County Road 318. "It is looking west, and would probably be about a mile north of Gordonville," he said.
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A clearly formed funnel cloud was seen hovering above the Bent Creek area of Jackson at 1:34:01 PM.
(Don Frazier)
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At 1:34:24 PM the cloud was shrinking rapidly.
(Don Frazier)
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By 1:34:54 PM the cloud had almost dissipated.
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Hail accumulated on the side of Highway 55 near the Fruitland exit.
(Diane L. Wilson)
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Water rushed around the trees in Jackson City Park.
(Diane L. Wilson)
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Storm water in Hubble Creek raced past a lone pickup truck, right, attempting to make its way through Jackson's City Park.
(Don Frazier)
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Storm water rushed under the pedestrian bridge in Jackson City Park.
(Don Frazier)
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Unable to contain all of the runoff, a swollen Hubble Creek raced past the outdoor dinning area of Wib's Drive In.
(Don Frazier)
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Hubble Creak rushed through a backyard off Highway 61 in Jackson near Route Y.
(Diane L. Wilson)
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Water rushed under an outer road near the Fruitland interchange.
(Diane L. Wilson)
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Storm clouds hovered over Highway 61 in Jackson.
(Diane L. Wilson)
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These ducks at Capaha Park checked out the new water left by the first downpour Tuesday. Heavier rain followed later.
(Fred Lynch)
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Dennis Turner captured this photo of a funnel cloud as seen from Jackson City Park.
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Sharon Pinkerton took these pictures of hail at the Jackson home of her daughter, Sandy Penzel, Tuesday afternoon. At the back patio, hail had drifted up against the house.
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Jack and Janene Givens submitted this photo of the hail accumulation in front of their home on Shalom Street in Jackson. "We had a river running across our driveway, down the street. I've never seen anything like it in my life."