FUNNEL CLOUDS SPOTTED IN CAPE AREA

Several Southeast Missouri communities faced a threat of severe weather Monday afternoon, but no rain is forecast for today.

Chaffee police received several calls from people who reported seeing funnel clouds between 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. The six public reports said the clouds were northwest of Chaffee, and were confirmed by a Chaffee police officer, a police dispatcher said.

Funnel clouds also were reported four miles south of Gordonville at 1:36 p.m.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning at 1:46 p.m. for southern Cape Girardeau County and northern Scott County. The warning lapsed by 2:20 p.m.

No damage reports were received.

Much of the southern portion of the state was under a flash flood watch Monday.

Severe storms dumped an inch of rain in St. Louis late Sunday and almost 1 1/2 inches of rain at Kirksville. Downed trees and power outages also were reported in other portions of the state.

No rain was in the forecast today or Friday, the weather service said, but more rain is likely Wednesday and Thursday.

* The Associated Press contributed to this story.