Paducah, KY

Weather Forecast Office

Summary of January 11, 2020 Severe Thunderstorms and Flooding

Overview

An unseasonably strong storm system by January standards impacted the region January 10-11, 2020. Heavy rainfall, flooding, damaging winds, tornadoes, and gusty non-thunderstorm winds impacted the region during this time. The bulk of the event occurred overnight and into the morning hours on the 11th. Rainfall totals ranged from 2 to 5 inches, which resulted in widespread areal flooding and flash flooding across the region. Damage surveys revealed 12 tornadoes occurred, with the majority occurring in western Kentucky. Most were rated EF-1, but there was one EF-2 that touched down in the Jackson, MO area.

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Tornado #1 - NW of Pembroke, KY
Christian County

Date	January 11, 2020
Time (CST)	7:34 - 7:44 AM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	100 mph
Path Length	11 miles
Max Width	100 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: Trees were uprooted and snapped along the path. Several barns were damaged or destroyed including one that had its roof thrown several hundred yards into trees. Power lines were downed and 13 empty rail cars were tipped over along the path. A couple of homes received some minor damage.

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Tornado #2 - SE of Hopkinsville, KY
Christian County

Date	January 11, 2020
Time (CST)	7:40 - 7:43 AM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	95 mph
Path Length	2.5 miles
Max Width	50 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: Several trees were snapped along the path. One barn received some partial damage to its roof.

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Tornado #3 - Southern LBL, KY
Trigg County

Date	January 11, 2020
Time (CST)	6:50 - 6:56 AM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	105 mph
Path Length	4.4 miles
Max Width	75 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: The tornado touched down in the Redd Hollow area west of the Trace in LBL. Damage continued to just south of the Wranglers Campground. The tornado could have crossed into Lake Barkley and Donaldson Creek, but no evidence was found further east. The heaviest area of damage was south of Wranglers Campground, where many dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted. Just south of the track a microburst occurred where many trees were snapped and uprooted.

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Tornado #4 - Blue Spring, KY
Trigg County

Date	January 11, 2020
Time (CST)	7:00 - 7:06 AM
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	85 mph
Path Length	4.4 miles
Max Width	50 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: The tornado touched down just east of Blue Spring and tracked eastward just north of Blue Spring Road. It continued east northeast to just southwest of Cadiz. Several trees were snapped and/or uprooted. There were several homes with minor roof damage and one that had moderate roof damage. One metal building had its garage door blown in. A large branch fell on a vehicle at one residence. A carport was shifted off its supports.

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Tornado #5 - Jackson, MO
Cape Girardeau County

Date	January 11, 2020
Time (CST)	1:42 - 1:55 AM
EF Rating	EF-2
Est. Peak Winds	125 mph
Path Length	9.7 miles
Max Width	300 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: The tornado touched down just south of Highway 61, then damaged several businesses where it crossed Highway 61. One business was destroyed. Interstate 55 was closed for a brief time for debris cleanup.

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Tornado #6 - Ware, IL
Union County

Date	January 11, 2020
Time (CST)	2:02 - 2:03 AM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	100 mph
Path Length	0.9 miles
Max Width	50 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: Large tree branches were snapped. Large open storage shed overturned and destroyed. Numerous trees snapped and uprooted. Roofs blown off several structures.

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Tornado #7 - Wingo, KY
Graves County

Date	January 11, 2020
Time (CST)	5:17 - 5:19 AM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	110 mph
Path Length	2 miles
Max Width	235 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: Farm, outbuildings, and trees damaged. Substantial damage to chicken farm, where damage was estimated near 2 million dollars.

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Tornado #8 - Patton, MO
Bollinger County

Date	January 11, 2020
Time (CST)	12:52 - 12:53 AM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	105 mph
Path Length	0.1 mile
Max Width	45 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: Barn and workshop damaged. A few trees uprooted.

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Tornado #9 - Southern Caldwell Co. into far northwest Christian Co., KY

Date	January 11, 2020
Time (CST)	7:05 - 7:19 AM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	100 mph
Path Length	10.0 miles
Max Width	250yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: At least a half dozen barns or outbuildings damaged or destroyed. Four wooden high tension power poles taken down and at least dozens of trees uprooted or snapped.

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Tornado #10 - Southern Caldwell Co. into northwest Christian Co. and Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park, KY

Date	January 11, 2020
Time (CST)	7:12 - 7:20 AM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	95 mph
Path Length	7.66 miles
Max Width	175 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: The tornado left hundreds of trees uprooted or snapped.

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Tornado #11 - Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park, KY
Christian County

Date	January 11, 2020
Time (CST)	7:19 - 7:23 AM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	90 mph
Path Length	3.27 miles
Max Width	200 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: A few barns were damaged or blown down. A couple houses sustained loss of shingles and facia. At least dozens of trees were uprooted or snapped.

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Tornado #12 - Benton, KY
Marshall County

Date	January 11, 2020
Time (CST)	5:42 - 5:45 AM
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	90 mph
Path Length	2.3 miles
Max Width	25 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: Numerous trees snapped or uprooted. Barn roof blown off.

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The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Flooding

Due to the heavy rainfall, river levels are rising across the area. Numerous points are forecast to go into moderate flooding.

Hydrographs


Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau	Mississippi River at Thebes	Ohio River at Cairo	Ohio River at Olmsted


Big Muddy River at Murphysboro	Little Wabash River at Carmi	Wabash River at New Harmony	Wabash River at Mount Carmel


Patoka River at Princeton, IN	Skillet Fork River at Wayne City, IL	White River at Petersburg	St. Francis River at Patterson

Photos


Tree damage near Benton, KY via Jacob Woods	Clarks River out of banks in Graves County via Jacob Woods	Damage near Patton, MO via Calvin Troxell	Tree damage in Hopkinsville, KY via Elijah Kirby


Tornado damage in Jackson, MO via NWS Survey	Tornado damage in Jackson, MO via NWS Survey	Damage to senior center in Hopkinsville via Dave Powell.	Tornado damage in Ware, IL, via NWS Survey


Overturned semi truck in Hopkinsville, KY, via Brandon Henderson.	Overturned rail cars at the Carly Lane rail yard in Hopkinsville, KY, via Dave Powell.

Radar

Here is a radar loop from midnight to 11 AM on Saturday January 11th. The line of storms moved into southeast Missouri around midnight and reached the Pennyrile region of western Kentucky around 6 to 8 AM.


Radar image from the KPAH radar of the tornado near Ware, IL.	Radar image from the KPAH radar from the tornado near Benton, KY.	Radar image from the KPAH radar of the tornado in the Land Between the Lakes in Trigg County, KY.	Radar image from the KHPX radar of severe storms in Christian County, KY.

Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
443 PM CST WED JAN 15 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1030 AM     FLASH FLOOD      6 ENE ANNA              37.49N 89.15W
01/11/2020                   UNION              IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            WATER OVER LICK CREEK ROAD CLOSE TO JOHNSON 
            COUNTY LINE. ALSO A FEW OTHER COUNTY ROADS 
            WITH WATER OVER THEM. 

1008 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 SW POSEYVILLE         38.16N 87.79W
01/11/2020                   POSEY              IN   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS 

            HIGHWAY 168 AND HIGHWAY 165 CLOSED DUE TO 
            FLASH FLOODING. 

0930 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 N DYCUSBURG           37.20N 88.19W
01/11/2020                   CRITTENDEN         KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            REPORT OF WATER OVER AXEL CREEK ROAD. 

0920 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ROCKPORT                37.88N 87.05W
01/11/2020                   SPENCER            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED AND IMPASSIBLE. 

0915 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SSW MOUND CITY        37.05N 89.18W
01/11/2020  M2.95 INCH       BALLARD            KY   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION CAOI2 2.7 SW MOUND 
            CITY. THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT 
            WAS 24 HOURS. 

0907 AM     FLASH FLOOD      BIEHLE                  37.61N 89.84W
01/11/2020                   PERRY              MO   PUBLIC           

            FLOODING OF COUNTY ROADS ABOUT BIEHLE, MO. 
            RELAYED VIA TWITTER. 

0906 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SE HEATH              37.07N 88.77W
01/11/2020  M2.97 INCH       MCCRACKEN          KY   ASOS             

            ASOS STATION KPAH PADUCAH KY. THE DURATION 
            OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT WAS 24 HOURS. 

0902 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 ESE LA CENTER         37.06N 88.93W
01/11/2020                   BALLARD            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            HINKLEVILLE ROAD IS FLOODED NEAR BROOKING 
            ROAD. RELAYED VIA TWITTER. 

0900 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 ENE DIXON             37.52N 87.67W
01/11/2020                   WEBSTER            KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            NUMEROUS ROADS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY HAD 
            WATER OVER THEM INCLUDING HIGHWAY 132 AND 
            138. 

0853 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 WNW SCOTT CITY        37.23N 89.58W
01/11/2020  M2.55 INCH       SCOTT              MO   ASOS             

            ASOS STATION KCGI CAPE GIRARDEAU MO. 

0843 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SE PATTERSON          37.17N 90.52W
01/11/2020  M3.62 INCH       WAYNE              MO   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION MO-WY-1 PATTERSON 2.0 SE. 

0815 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SW CADIZ              36.84N 87.88W
01/11/2020                   TRIGG              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            LARGE TREES AT LEAST 3.5 FEET IN DIAMETER 
            DOWN ALONG MALONE ROAD SOUTHWEST OF CADIZ. 
            ALSO REPORT OF A TREE THAT CAME DOWN ON A 
            TRUCK ON HWY 68 NEAR CADIZ. 

0805 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSE GREENVILLE        37.17N 87.15W
01/11/2020                   MUHLENBERG         KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY INLCUDING 
            ALONG HWY 181 SOUTH OF GREENVILLE. 

0800 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 NNE BENTON            36.87N 88.35W
01/11/2020                   MARSHALL           KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            NUMEROUS ROADS WERE FLOODED ACROSS THE 
            COUNTY. 

0740 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 WNW DEXTER            36.79N 89.97W
01/11/2020  M2.49 INCH       STODDARD           MO   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION MO-ST-4 DEXTER 0.6 WNW. THE 
            DURATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT WAS 24 
            HOURS. 

0740 AM     TORNADO          5 SE HOPKINSVILLE       36.80N 87.44W
01/11/2020                   CHRISTIAN          KY   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            TORNADO STARTED ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF 
            HOPKINSVILLE AND WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 2.5 
            MILES BEFORE LIFTING ABOUT 4.5 MILES ESE OF 
            HOPKINSVILLE. PEAK WINDS WERE AROUND 95 MPH 
            AND WIDTH WAS 50 YARDS. SEVERAL TREES WERE 
            SNAPPED ALONG THE PATH. ONE BARN RECEIVED 
            SOME PARTIAL DAMAGE TO ITS ROOF. 

0740 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE HOPKINSVILLE       36.89N 87.46W
01/11/2020                   CHRISTIAN          KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG GREENVILLE ROAD. 

0739 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SE HOPKINSVILLE       36.82N 87.43W
01/11/2020                   CHRISTIAN          KY   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            ELEVEN RAIL CARS DERAILED AT CASKY LANE. 
            TIME ESTIMATED. 

0737 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 WNW FORT CAMPBELL NOR 36.67N 87.50W
01/11/2020  M64 MPH          CHRISTIAN          KY   AWOS             

            AWOS STATION KHOP FORT CAMPBELL KY. 

0736 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW HOPKINSVILLE       36.84N 87.51W
01/11/2020                   CHRISTIAN          KY   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            ROOF DAMAGE REPORTED TO HOPKINSVILLE HIGH 
            SCHOOL. TIME ESTIMATED. 

0735 AM     DOWNBURST        2 NNW HOPKINSVILLE      36.88N 87.51W
01/11/2020                   CHRISTIAN          KY   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            A DOWNBURST OCCURRED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 
            HOPKINSVILLE. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED 
            OR SNAPPED AT THE BASE. APPROXIMATELY 125 
            HOMES WERE DAMAGED. MOST HAD 
            ROOF/SOFFIT/SIDING DAMAGE. HOWEVER AT LEAST 
            ONE HAD A TREE FALL ON THE HOUSE AND 
            SEVERELY DAMAGED IT. AT LEAST 1 POWER POLE 
            WAS SNAPPED. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED AT 
            RUFF PARK. DAMAGE WIDTH WAS .9 MILES, LENGTH 
            WAS 1.6 MILES. PEAK WINDS 100 MPH. 

0734 AM     TORNADO          3 NW OAK GROVE          36.69N 87.46W
01/11/2020                   CHRISTIAN          KY   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            TORNADO STARTED APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES WNW OF 
            OAK GROVE AND WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 11 MILES 
            BEFORE LIFTING 2.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF 
            PEMBROKE. PEAK WINDS WERE 100 MPH AND WIDTH 
            WAS 100 YARDS. SEVERAL BARNS WERE DAMAGED OR 
            DESTROYED. TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED 
            AND A COUPLE HOMES RECEIVED SOME MINOR 
            DAMAGE. 

0728 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SW CRAINVILLE         37.74N 89.08W
01/11/2020  M2.62 INCH       WILLIAMSON         IL   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IL-WM-14 , IL. THE DURATION 
            OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT WAS 24 HOURS. 

0720 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WSW HAWKINS           37.02N 87.68W
01/11/2020                   CHRISTIAN          KY   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            TREES DOWN ALONG ROGERS ROAD. TIME 
            APPROXIMATE. 

0719 AM     TORNADO          2 N HAWKINS             37.06N 87.65W
01/11/2020                   CHRISTIAN          KY   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH 
            ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 90 MPH BEGAN AT 7:19 
            AM AND ENDED AT 7:23 AM. A FEW BARNS WERE 
            DAMAGED OR BLOWN DOWN. A COUPLE HOUSES 
            SUSTAINED LOSS OF SHINGLES AND FACIA. AT 
            LEAST DOZENS OF TREES WERE UPROOTED OR 
            SNAPPED. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 3.27 MILES AN 
            THE MAXIMUM WIDTH WAS 200 YARDS. 

0715 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 NNW METROPOLIS        37.17N 88.72W
01/11/2020                   MASSAC             IL   NWS EMPLOYEE     

            SIX TO EIGHT INCHES OF FLOWING WATER OVER 30 
            TO 40 FOOT SECTION OF COMMERCIAL PARK ROAD 
            AT ENTRANCE TO PHEASANT COVE SUBDIVISION. 

0712 AM     TORNADO          7 SE PRINCETON          37.05N 87.78W
01/11/2020                   CALDWELL           KY   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH 
            ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 95 MPH STARTED AT 
            7:12 AM AND LIFTED AT 7:20 AM. THE TORNADO 
            LEFT HUNDREDS OF TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. 
            THE PATH LENGTH WAS 7.66 MILES AND THE 
            MAXIMUM WIDTH WAS 175 YARDS. 

0710 AM     TORNADO          CADIZ                   36.87N 87.82W
01/11/2020                   TRIGG              KY   AMATEUR RADIO    

            UPDATED TIME BASED ON RADAR. CORRECTS 
            PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM CADIZ. RAIN 
            WRAPPED TORNADO SIGHTED BY HAM RADIO 
            OPERATOR, NEAR HIS HOME, JUST EAST OF CADIZ. 

0710 AM     TSTM WND DMG     6 WNW CERULEAN          37.01N 87.80W
01/11/2020                   CALDWELL           KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            PARTIAL ROOF DAMAGE TO 3 HOMES ALONG HARMONY 
            CHURCH ROAD. ALSO A BARN DESTROYED ALONG HWY 
            514. TREE DOWN ON POWER LINE NEAR HWY 139 
            AND HWY 126 INTERSECTION. 

0705 AM     TORNADO          7 WNW CERULEAN          36.98N 87.84W
01/11/2020                   CALDWELL           KY   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH 
            ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 100 MPH STARTED AT 
            7:05 AM AND ENDED AT 7:19 AM. AT LEAST A 
            HALF DOZEN BARNS OR OUTBUILDING DAMAGED OR 
            DESTROYED. FOUR WOODEN HIGH TENSION POWER 
            POLES TAKEN DOWN AND AT LEAST DOZENS OF 
            TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. THE PATH LENGTH 
            WAS 10 MILES AND THE MAX WIDTH WAS 250 
            YARDS. 

0705 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W CADIZ               36.87N 87.86W
01/11/2020                   TRIGG              KY   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND SOME BUILDINGS 
            DAMAGED ON RAINBOW HILL. POSSIBLE TORNADO. 

0703 AM     FLASH FLOOD      EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
01/11/2020                   VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS FLOOD REPORT FROM 
            EVANSVILLE. 1.2 INCHES IN LAST HOUR AND 
            FLOODING IN ANGEL MOUNDS OR THE SOUTHEAST 
            SIDE OF EVANSVILLE. 

0703 AM     FLOOD            EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
01/11/2020                   VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            1.2 INCHES IN LAST HOUR AND FLOODING IN 
            ANGEL MOUNDS OR THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF 
            EVANSVILLE. 

0700 AM     FLASH FLOOD      PINCKNEYVILLE           38.08N 89.38W
01/11/2020                   PERRY              IL   PUBLIC           

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS FLOOD REPORT FROM 
            PINCKNEYVILLE. 3 INCHES RAINFALL AND 
            FLOODING. 

0700 AM     FLOOD            PINCKNEYVILLE           38.08N 89.38W
01/11/2020                   PERRY              IL   PUBLIC           

            3 INCHES RAINFALL AND FLOODING. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 W SIKESTON            36.88N 89.62W
01/11/2020  M2.50 INCH       SCOTT              MO   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION SKSM7 SIKESTON MO 
            POWER STATION. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSW SAINT JOHNS       38.02N 89.25W
01/11/2020  M2.80 INCH       PERRY              IL   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IL-PY-2 SAINT JOHNS IL 1 
            SSW. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NNW GOREVILLE         37.63N 89.00W
01/11/2020  M2.54 INCH       WILLIAMSON         IL   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IL-WM-12 MARION IL 8 SSW. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NNE PADUCAH           37.09N 88.63W
01/11/2020  M2.51 INCH       MCCRACKEN          KY   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION KY-MK-8 PADUCAH KY 1 NNE. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ROSICLARE               37.42N 88.35W
01/11/2020  M3.12 INCH       HARDIN             IL   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION ROSI2 ROSICLARE IL 5 
            NW. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 N GOLCONDA            37.39N 88.49W
01/11/2020  M3.60 INCH       POPE               IL   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IL-PP-4 GOLCONDA IL 2 N. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 ENE NEW BURNSIDE      37.59N 88.74W
01/11/2020  M2.72 INCH       JOHNSON            IL   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IL-JH-1 NEW BURNSIDE 1.8 
            ENE. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SE CAPE GIRARDEAU     37.29N 89.53W
01/11/2020  M2.74 INCH       CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION MO-CG-12 CAPE GIRARDEAU MO 
            1.8 SE. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SW LONE OAK           37.02N 88.68W
01/11/2020  M3.03 INCH       MCCRACKEN          KY   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION KY-MK-6 PADUCAH KY 4.5 SW. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 WNW PERRYVILLE        37.73N 89.92W
01/11/2020  M3.03 INCH       PERRY              MO   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION PRRM7 PERRYVILLE MO 
            WATER PLANT. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 WNW ELLSINORE         36.97N 90.82W
01/11/2020  M3.64 INCH       CARTER             MO   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION MO-CT-1 ELLSINORE MO 4.8 
            WNW. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       8 WSW GRANDIN           36.80N 90.97W
01/11/2020  M3.97 INCH       RIPLEY             MO   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION MO-RP-7 DONIPHAN 14.5 NW. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 N PINCKNEYVILLE       38.10N 89.38W
01/11/2020  M2.70 INCH       PERRY              IL   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION PNKI2 PINCKNEYVILLE 2 
            N. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 N CAIRO               37.01N 89.18W
01/11/2020  M2.57 INCH       ALEXANDER          IL   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IL-AL-2 CAIRO, IL. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 E SCOTT CITY          37.22N 89.52W
01/11/2020  M2.60 INCH       SCOTT              MO   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION MO-SC-5 SCOTT CITY MO 0.9 
            E. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NE MOUNT VERNON       38.35N 88.87W
01/11/2020  M2.60 INCH       JEFFERSON          IL   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MVNI2 MOUNT VERNON IL 
            3 NE. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 WSW OAK RIDGE         37.49N 89.76W
01/11/2020  M2.66 INCH       CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION MO-CG-14 OAK RIDGE MO 1 
            WSW. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 WNW ROUND KNOB        37.26N 88.76W
01/11/2020  M2.79 INCH       MASSAC             IL   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IL-MC-1 ROUND KNOB IL 1 
            WNW. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 S RALEIGH             37.80N 88.53W
01/11/2020  M2.49 INCH       SALINE             IL   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IL-SL-1 HARRISBURG IL 4.6 
            NNE. 

0700 AM     TORNADO          3 NNE CANTON            36.83N 87.93W
01/11/2020                   TRIGG              KY   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST EAST OF BLUE 
            SPRING AND TRACKED EASTWARD JUST NORTH OF 
            BLUE SPRING ROAD. IT CONTINUED EAST 
            NORTHEAST TO JUST SOUTHWEST OF CADIZ. THE 
            PATH LENGTH WAS 4.4 MILES, WITH PEAK WINDS 
            OF 85 MPH, AND MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 50 YARDS. 
            SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED AND/OR UPROOTED. 
            THERE WERE SEVERAL HOMES WITH MINOR ROOF 
            DAMAGE AND ONE THAT HAD MODERATE ROOF 
            DAMAGE. ONE METAL BUILDING HAD ITS GARAGE 
            DOOR BLOWN IN. A LARGE BRANCH FELL ON A 
            VEHICLE AT ONE RESIDENCE. A CARPORT WAS 
            SHIFTED OFF ITS SUPPORTS. 

0656 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CANTON                  36.80N 87.96W
01/11/2020                   TRIGG              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            TREES DOWN AND ROOF DAMAGE BETWEEN CANTON 
            AND CADIZ. TIME ESTIMATED. 

0650 AM     TORNADO          6 SE AURORA             36.72N 88.07W
01/11/2020                   TRIGG              KY   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN THE REDD HOLLOW 
            AREA WEST OF THE TRACE IN LBL. DAMAGE 
            CONTINUED TO JUST SOUTH OF THE WRANGLERS 
            CAMPGROUND. THE TORNADO COULD HAVE CROSSED 
            INTO LAKE BARKLEY AND DONALDSON CREEK, BUT 
            NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND FURTHER EAST. PEAK 
            WINDS WERE 105 MPH WITH PEAK WIDTH OF 75 
            YARDS. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 4.4 MILES. THE 
            HEAVIEST AREA OF DAMAGE WAS SOUTH OF 
            WRANGLERS CAMPGROUND, WHERE MANY DOZENS OF 
            TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. JUST SOUTH 
            OF THE TRACK A MICROBURST OCCURRED WHERE 
            MANY TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. 

0650 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW HAMLIN             36.55N 88.15W
01/11/2020                   CALLOWAY           KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN AROUND THE NEW CONCORD 
            AREA ALONG HIGHWAYS 280, 444, AND 893. 

0600 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SW MOUNT CARMEL       38.40N 87.79W
01/11/2020                   WABASH             IL   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            LATE REPORT, TIME ESTIMATED. HIGHWAY 1 SOUTH 
            OF MOUNT CARMEL IS IMPASSABLE DUE TO WATER 
            OVER ROAD. 

0550 AM     TSTM WND DMG     6 NNE BENTON            36.93N 88.31W
01/11/2020                   MARSHALL           KY   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            CARPORT BLOWN INTO YARD FROM NEIGHBORS. ALSO 
            A FEW SHINGLES IN YARD. THIS IS NEAR 
            INTERSECTION OF HWY 1422 AND BRIENSBURG 
            TATUMSVILLE ROAD IN TATUMSVILLE. 

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNW BENTON            36.87N 88.37W
01/11/2020                   MARSHALL           KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            PARTIAL ROOF COLLAPSE OF WALMART IN BENTON. 
            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY 
            INCLUDING ON SYMSONIA HWY NW OF BENTON, 
            VANZORA ROAD NEAR GRAVES COUNTY LINE, AND IN 
            THE GILBERTSVILLE AREA. 

0542 AM     TORNADO          1 W BENTON              36.85N 88.38W
01/11/2020                   MARSHALL           KY   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE 641 EXIT 
            ON I-69. MAINLY DAMAGED TREES ALONG THE 
            PATH. ONE BARN LOST ITS ROOF. MAX WIDTH 25 
            YARDS. MAX WIND 80 MPH. PATH LENGTH 2.3 
            MILES. THERE WAS OTHER STRAIGHT LINE WIND 
            DAMAGE IN THE AREA. 

0530 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 ESE WINGO             36.62N 88.70W
01/11/2020                   GRAVES             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            3 BARNS DAMAGED ALONG WOODSON ROAD. 

0340 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 N DELTA               37.21N 89.74W
01/11/2020                   CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            SEVERAL ROADS IMPASSABLE AND COVERED WITH 
            WATER IN SOUTHERN PART OF CAPE GIRARDEAU 
            COUNTY. INCLUDED ARE STATE ROUTE N AND 
            COUNTY ROAD 244, HIGHWAY P BETWEEN RANDLES 
            AND DELTA, AND STATE ROUTE N AND COUNTY ROAD 
            236. 

0300 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SSE CHICOPEE          36.94N 90.99W
01/11/2020                   CARTER             MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS 

            CORRECTED THE TIME AND ESTIMATED IT BY 
            RADAR. SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED ACROSS CARTER 
            COUNTY DUE TO WATER OVER THEM, INCLUDING 
            PORTIONS OF ROUTE Z, ROUTE K, AND ROUTE M. 

0300 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 W OXLY                36.59N 90.71W
01/11/2020                   RIPLEY             MO   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS 

            CORRECTED THE TIME AND ESTIMATED IT BY 
            RADAR. SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED ACROSS RIPLEY 
            COUNTY DUE TO WATER OVER THEM, INCLUDING 
            PORTIONS OF ROUTE H AND COUNTY ROAD 142 IN 
            THE SOUTHEAST PART OF COUNTY AND ROUTE NN 
            AND K IN NORTHEAST PART OF COUNTY. 

0238 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HERRIN                  37.81N 89.02W
01/11/2020                   WILLIAMSON         IL   PUBLIC           

            REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; 
            SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. 

0202 AM     TORNADO          WARE                    37.44N 89.40W
01/11/2020                   UNION              IL   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            THE TORNADO SNAPPED LARGE TREE BRANCHES IN 
            THE TOWN OF WARE. METAL ROOFING WAS REMOVED 
            FROM A FARM OUTBUILDING. A LARGE OPEN 
            STORAGE BUILDING WAS OVERTURNED AND 
            DESTROYED. SHINGLES WERE REMOVED FROM THE 
            ROOF OF A HUNTING CLUB. ANOTHER HOME HAD ITS 
            ROOF LIFTED SLIGHTLY BY THE TORNADO CAUSING 
            WATER DAMAGE. THE ROOF OF A METAL STORAGE 
            BUILDING WAS LOFTED AND OVERTURNED. HUNDREDS 
            OF DECOY DUCKS WERE TOSSED AND BROKEN NEAR 
            THE HUNTING CLUB. NUMEROUS TREES WERE 
            SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH OF THE 
            TORNADO. ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS WERE 100 MPH. 
            PATH LENGTH WAS 0.9 MILES. ESTIMATED MAX 
            WIDTH WAS 50 YARDS. 

0201 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 W CARBONDALE          37.73N 89.24W
01/11/2020  M70 MPH          JACKSON            IL   ASOS             

            . 

0200 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WARE                    37.45N 89.40W
01/11/2020                   UNION              IL   BROADCAST MEDIA  

            LARGE TREE DOWN IN WARE. CARPORT DESTROYED. 
            ROOF PEELED BACK ON A GARAGE. 

0155 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CAPE GIRARDEAU          37.31N 89.55W
01/11/2020                   CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   BROADCAST MEDIA  

            TREE BLOWN DOWN ON HOUSE IN TOWN. 

0148 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE JACKSON            37.35N 89.61W
01/11/2020                   CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            FOUR BUILDINGS ON BIRK LANE DAMAGED, 
            INCLUDING ROOF DAMAGE TO CRADER TIRE. 

0142 AM     TORNADO          3 SE JACKSON            37.35N 89.62W
01/11/2020                   CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            A EF2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SOUTHEAST OF 
            JACKSON, MISSOURI AND CONTINUED NORTHEAST 
            FOR 9.7 MILES. PEAK WINDS WERE 125 MPH AND 
            THE MAXIMUM WIDTH WAS 300 YARDS. SEE PUBLIC 
            INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR DETAILS. 

1252 AM     TORNADO          1 NE PATTON             37.52N 89.99W
01/11/2020                   BOLLINGER          MO   NWS STORM SURVEY 

            A EF1 TORNADO WITH PEAK WINDS OF 105 MPH 
            BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN AND DESTROYED THE 
            WORKSHOP PORTION OF A WORKSHOP/HOME 
            COMBINATION BUILDING. WIDTH ABOUT 45 YARDS 
            WIDE. ALSO TORN OFF ROOF OF NEARBY BARN. A 
            FEW TREES WERE UPROOTED. 

1250 AM     TSTM WND DMG     6 E NEELYVILLE          36.55N 90.39W
01/11/2020                   BUTLER             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            PARTIAL ROOF BLOWN OFF OF A HOUSE ALONG 
            COUNTY ROAD 257 EAST OF NEELYVILLE. TIME 
            ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 

1247 AM     FLASH FLOOD      PIEDMONT                37.15N 90.70W
01/11/2020                   WAYNE              MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            WATER COMING OVER BRIDGES IN SEVERAL PLACES 
            IN PIEDMONT, MO. LOCATION 1) MO34 AT PUMP 
            HOUSE ROAD, WATER COMING OVER THE BRIDGE. 
            LOCATION 2) MO34 AT THE AARP BUILDING NEAR 
            HIGH SCHOOL, WATER OVER THE BRIDGE. 
            AUTHORITY WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE. 

0853 PM     HEAVY RAIN       8 W DEXTER              36.79N 90.10W
01/10/2020  M1.00 INCH       STODDARD           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            1.44 INCH OF RAIN SINCE MIDNIGHT. 

0640 PM     FLOOD            7 N MARBLE HILL         37.40N 89.98W
01/10/2020                   BOLLINGER          MO   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            NUMEROUS LOW WATER CROSSING ARE NOW FLOODING 
            ACROSS THE COUNTY FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL 
            TODAY, INCLUDING COUNTY ROADS 356, 366, 364, 
            234, 236, 400, 408 AND 414. ALSO, MO HWY V 
            HAS WATER OVER IT. 

0630 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SE EVANSVILLE         37.95N 87.50W
01/10/2020  M1.00 INCH       VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            1.4 INCHES OF RAIN TOTAL SO FAR.

Rain Reports

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Paducah KY
202 PM CST Sat Jan 11 2020

...PRELIMINARY 48 HOUR PRECIPITATION REPORTS...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider

...Illinois...

...Alexander County...
Bean Ridge                   4.01 in   0108 PM 01/11   RAWS
0.9 NW Thebes                3.28 in   0100 PM 01/11   HADS

...Edwards County...
Albion                       3.88 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCORAHS
Albion 1.4 E                 3.87 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCORAHS

...Franklin County...
2.0 E Zeigler                5.12 in   0100 PM 01/11   COOP
Benton 1 NE                  3.35 in   0702 AM 01/11   COCORAHS

...Hardin County...
Rosiclare 5 NW               3.39 in   0700 AM 01/11   COOP

...Jackson County...
De Soto 0.3 ESE              4.00 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCORAHS
Carbondale 1.2 W             3.91 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCORAHS
Carbondale                   3.87 in   1252 PM 01/11   ASOS
Carbondale 2.5 W             3.81 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCORAHS
Grand Tower                  2.20 in   0100 PM 01/11   HADS
0.8 SE Murphysboro           2.14 in   0100 PM 01/11   HADS

...Jefferson County...
Mount Vernon 3 NE            3.55 in   0700 AM 01/11   COOP
Mount Vernon 5.2 SSW         3.32 in   0800 AM 01/11   COCORAHS
Ashley                       3.02 in   0133 PM 01/11   CWOP
Mount Vernon                 2.86 in   1256 PM 01/11   AWOS
Dix                          2.73 in   0133 PM 01/11   CWOP

...Johnson County...
New Burnside 1.8 ENE         3.86 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCORAHS
Goreville                    3.62 in   0134 PM 01/11   AWS

...Massac County...
Round Knob 1 WNW             2.82 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCORAHS
Metropolis                   2.78 in   0115 PM 01/11   AWOS
Brookport 7.3 ENE            2.06 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCRAHS

...Perry County...
Pinckneyville 2 N            3.41 in   0700 AM 01/11   COOP
Du Quoin                     2.48 in   0135 PM 01/11   AWS

...Pope County...
Dixon Springs                3.35 in   0108 PM 01/11   RAWS

...Saline County...
Harrisburg 4.6 NNE           3.76 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCORAHS
Harrisburg                   3.47 in   0135 PM 01/11   AWOS

...Union County...
Dongola                      3.60 in   0756 AM 01/11   COCORAHS

...Wayne County...
Fairfield                    3.13 in   0115 PM 01/11   AWOS
1 N Wayne City               2.37 in   0515 AM 01/11   HADS

...White County...
Crossville 3.0 E             3.11 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCORAHS

...Williamson County...
Marion 1 NNE                 4.31 in   0130 PM 01/11   COCORAHS
Carterville 1.6 SSE          4.08 in   0728 AM 01/11   COCORAHS
Marion 8 SSW                 3.82 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCORAHS
Marion                       3.60 in   0135 PM 01/11   AWS
Crainville                   3.58 in   0135 PM 01/11   AWS

...Indiana...

...Gibson County...
Oakland City                 3.87 in   0134 PM 01/11   CWOP
Francisco 0.1 SE             3.47 in   0654 AM 01/11   COCORAHS

...Pike County...
Petersburg 1 ENE             3.35 in   0500 AM 01/11   COCORAHS
Holland 6.3 NW               2.28 in   0600 AM 01/11   COCORAHS

...Posey County...
Poseyville 2.9 SSE           3.66 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCORAHS
Poseyville 2.8 NW            3.53 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCORAHS
Mount Vernon                 3.33 in   0600 AM 01/11   COOP
2 N Mount Vernon             3.26 in   0135 PM 01/11   AWS
Wadesville                   3.23 in   0126 PM 01/11   CWOP

...Vanderburgh County...
2.0 W Evansville             4.09 in   0100 PM 01/11   COOP
Evansville 10 NW             3.68 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCORAHS
Evansville                   3.65 in   0107 PM 01/11   ASOS
Evansville Museum            3.38 in   0400 PM 01/11   COOP
Evansville 5.9 WNW           3.47 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCORAHS
Evansville 3.5 ESE           2.21 in   0800 AM 01/11   COCORAHS

...Warrick County...
1.4 N Newburgh               2.50 in   0100 PM 01/11   COOP
Newburgh                     2.36 in   0130 PM 01/11   CWOP

...Kentucky...

...Ballard County...
1.4 E Olmsted                2.62 in   0100 PM 01/11   UCOOP

...Caldwell County...
Princeton 2 SE               1.96 in   0130 PM 01/11   KYMN2

...Calloway County...
New Concord                  2.72 in   0133 PM 01/11   CWOP
1.6 SE Murray                2.30 in   0100 PM 01/11   HADS
Murray 1 W                   1.89 in   0130 PM 01/11   KYMN2
Murray                       1.75 in   0126 PM 01/11   CWOP

...Christian County...
Princeton                    2.10 in   0131 PM 01/11   CWOP
Hopkinsville 6 N             1.95 in   0130 PM 01/11   KYMN2

...Crittenden County...
Marion 4 NE                  2.30 in   0130 PM 01/11   KYMN2
Marion                       2.03 in   0700 AM 01/11   COOP

...Daviess County...
Owensboro                    2.07 in   0103 PM 01/11   AWOS

...Fulton County...
Hickman 2 E                  2.85 in   0130 PM 01/11   KYMN2
Fulton 5.0 W                 1.89 in   0600 AM 01/11   COCORAHS

...Graves County...
Mayfield 6 SW                1.96 in   0130 PM 01/11   KYMN2

...Henderson County...
Henderson                    2.45 in   0123 PM 01/11   AWOS
Henderson 5 E                1.89 in   0130 PM 01/11   KYMN2

...Hopkins County...
Madisonville 4 S             1.96 in   0130 PM 01/11   KYMN2

...Livingston County...
1.9 W Grand Rivers           1.96 in   1245 PM 01/11   COOP

...Marshall County...
Benton 4 N                   2.16 in   0130 PM 01/11   KYMN2
Calvert City 2.5 SSW         1.87 in   0800 AM 01/11   COCORAHS

...McCracken County...
Paducah                      3.34 in   0108 PM 01/11   ASOS
West Paducah 3.1 SSW         3.11 in   0900 AM 01/11   COCORAHS
Paducah 1 NNE                2.59 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCORAHS

...McLean County...
Calhoun 5 NW                 2.03 in   0130 PM 01/11   KYMN2

...Muhlenberg County...
Greenville 6 N               2.00 in   0130 PM 01/11   KYMN2

...Trigg County...
Cadiz 4 SW                   2.28 in   0130 PM 01/11   KYMN2
Golden Pond                  2.09 in   0121 PM 01/11   RAWS
7.7 SW Gracey                1.75 in   1200 PM 01/11   HADS

...Union County...
Morganfield 4 E              2.63 in   0130 PM 01/11   KYMN2

...Missouri...

...Butler County...
Poplar Bluff MO              2.95 in   0130 PM 01/11   ASOS

...Cape Girardeau County...
Jackson                      5.42 in   0700 AM 01/11   COOP
Cape Girardeau  1.8 SE       4.22 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCORAHS
Oak Ridge 1 WSW              4.18 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCORAHS
1.8 E Cape Girardeau         4.02 in   0100 PM 01/11   HADS
3.4 W Ware                   3.39 in   0100 PM 01/11   HADS

...Carter County...
Ellsinore 4.8 WNW            5.24 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCORAHS

...Mississippi County...
4.9 S Cache                  2.36 in   0100 PM 01/11   HADS
Charleston South             2.31 in   0135 PM 01/11   MOCOMAGNET
2 SE Cairo                   1.91 in   0100 PM 01/11   HADS

...Perry County...
Perryville Water Plant       3.96 in   0700 AM 01/11   COOP
3 NE Farrar                  2.88 in   0100 PM 01/11   HADS

...Ripley County...
Doniphan 14.5 NW             4.87 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCORAHS
Doniphan MO                  3.28 in   1253 PM 01/11   RAWS
Fairdealing MO 6 W           3.23 in   0500 AM 01/11   COCORAHS

...Scott County...
Cape Girardeau               4.40 in   1253 PM 01/11   ASOS
Scott City 0.9 E             3.43 in   0700 AM 01/11   COCORAHS
Sikeston Power Station       2.86 in   0700 AM 01/11   COOP
Sikeston 1.7 ENE             1.98 in   0600 AM 01/11   COCORAHS

...Stoddard County...
Dexter 0.6 WNW               2.62 in   0740 AM 01/11   COCORAHS

...Wayne County...
2.6 E Patterson              4.65 in   1245 PM 01/11   HADS
Piedmont                     4.60 in   1230 PM 01/11   RAWS
0.7 W Greenville             3.89 in   0100 PM 01/11   HADS
0.8 W Wappapello             3.75 in   0100 PM 01/11   COOP

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