Severe weather brings heavy rain, hail to area

Strong thunderstorms ripped through the Cape Girardeau area Wednesday night dumping 1.10 inches of rain by 10 p.m. along with marble-sized hail. The Cape Girardeau Police Department reported having calls of trees and power lines down along with reports of flooded intersections. As of 10 p.m., no officer had been free to investigate the flooding reports, though. The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department reported a downed power line on Highway 74 and the Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to calls of downed power lines at the 400 block of Washington Avenue and the 100 block of East Cape Rock Drive. Police in Jackson and Scott City reported no damage.