Funnel Cloud — New Madrid, Missouri

2025-05-08 · near Morehouse, New Madrid, Missouri

Event narrative

A funnel cloud developed between Sikeston and Morehouse, just south of Highway 60 and west of Highway FF.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1260319. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.