Top 10 events of the decade: 2010-2019

Here are some of the most significant events to impact our region during the 2010 decade (2010-2019). We had several river flooding events throughout the decade, along with major tornado outbreaks, historic snowstorms, exceptional drought and extreme heat that highlighted our top 10 list.

Top 10 Events for the decade: 2010-2019 (in chronological order). CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE

1. Devastating river flooding of April and May in 2011.

2. May 25, 2011 Tornado outbreak that included a 48 mile long EF-3 tornado in Carter and Wayne Counties Missouri

Image: Track map of the EF-3 tornado

3. Harrisburg, IL EF-4 tornado on February 29, 2012 that tragically killed 8 people

Image: Tornado damage in Harrisburg

4. Exceptional Drought and Extreme Heat - Summer 2012

Image: Pond drying up in West Paducah, KY

5. November 17, 2013 tornado outbreak including EF-3 tornado that strikes Brookport, IL

Image: Brookport, IL tornado

6. Back to back major snowstorms hit the region in February & March 2015

Image: Snow covered I-57 on March 4, 2015 courtesy of Hinz Family

7. Record flooding along Mississippi River in January 2016 at Cape Girardeau, MO and Thebes, IL

Image: Hydrograph for Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau

8. Tornado Outbreak on February 28, 2017 - Perryville, MO EF-4 and Crossville, IL EF-3

Image: Perryville tornado near Rockport, IL courtesy of Reed Timmer

9. Record flooding along Current and St. Francis Rivers in Missouri in late April/May 2017

Image: Doniphan, MO river flooding on April 30, 2017 courtesy of Pamela Johnson Holt

10. Record duration flooding along Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in 2019

Image: NWS Paducah Riverfront during February 2019