'Perfect' study day at Cape Rock

ABOVE: Southeast Missouri State University nursing students Lainie Ungerer, left, her sister Jessi, center, and Madison Huckstep study for their pharmacology class Wednesday on the Mississippi River overlook at Cape Rock Park in Cape Girardeau. BELOW: Jessie Ungerer, left, Huckstep, center, and Lainie Ungerer study for their pharmacology class Wednesday. "We thought it was a perfect day to come here," Lainie Ungerer said. According to the National Weather Service, showers and thunderstorms are expected before 3 p.m. today, with some of the storms being severe. Today's high is expected in the high 60s, with wind gusts as high as 37 mph.