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Funnel Cloud in New Madrid County, Missouri
Funnel Cloud May 8, 2025 · New Madrid County, Missouri
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A funnel cloud developed between Sikeston and Morehouse, just south of Highway 60 and west of Highway FF.
The wider storm
A 500mb trough extended from Quebec southwest to the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers around midday and pushed slowly eastward through the afternoon. At the surface, a weak surface low tried to lift northeast through west Kentucky, as surface high pressure built slowly southeast across southeast Missouri and southern Illinois. The greatest instability was a bit elevated with MUCAPE values of 1000-2000J/kg, which resulted in meager effective shear of 25-30kts. A pair of thunderstorms developed around 1200CST and quickly produced large hail and funnel clouds from the Sikeston area to just south of Cairo, Illinois in Mississippi County.
Began near Morehouse (36.8403, -89.6428).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1260319. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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