Thunderstorm Wind — Cape Girardeau, Missouri

2025-05-20 · near Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Event narrative

Multiple trees and branches were downed in Jackson with the strongest portion of the storm crossing the southeast side of town.

Wider weather episode

A squall line pushed eastward overnight across the warm sector of a low pressure system in Iowa. A surging portion of the line produced wind damage in Cape Girardeau County, including the formation of a brief tornado in northern portions of the city of Cape Girardeau. MLCAPE was around 1000-1500J/kg, effective bulk shear was 40-50kts, and 0-3km SRH was 200-300m2/s2, with dewpoints in the mid to upper 60s.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1272640. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.