Most drivers show caution in storms

Most drivers on Cape Girardeau County roads apparently exercised caution during Wednesday night's heavy rains, as no injury-related accidents were reported, said the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

A line of storms stretching from the Bootheel to western Illinois dropped rain at a rate of nearly an inch per hour, the National Weather Service reported.

The fast-falling waters flooded several downtown streets in Cape Girardeau, with pockets of water several inches deep.

The rain may have been a contributing factor in two non-injury accidents on Interstate 55, according to Cape Girardeau police.

Jackson police reported one minor accident near the courthouse square, but the rain was not a factor.