Thunderstorm Wind — Cape Girardeau, Missouri

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

Event narrative

A tree trunk was snapped on Roberts Dr by straight-line winds southeast of a tornado track following the lifting of the tornado.

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 1272644. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.