Alexander storm history

The Mississippi River finally fell below flood stage at the Thebes river gage after spending about four and one-half months above flood stage. While the crest was among the ten highest on record, the extended duration of the flood played an even greater role on the impact. The co…

Major flooding continued on the Mississippi River through the month of June. After rising above flood stage in mid March, the Mississippi River remained above flood stage through the spring and into early summer. At the Thebes river gage, the river crested at 43.66 feet on June 1…

Mississippi River levels continued their climb from December, and record flooding occurred early in the month. At the Thebes river gage, the river crested at a new record of 47.74 feet before dawn on the 2nd. The old record was 45.91 feet, which was set in May of 1995. Records at…

Major flooding continued on the Mississippi River from April. At the Thebes river gage, the flood crest of 45.52 feet on the night of May 2 was the second highest crest on record. The record crest was 45.91 feet in May of 1995. A major levee break at Fayville resulted in flash fl…

Extreme heat continued from the third week of July.

Extreme heat continued into late July.

Hail measured to quarter size was reported via mPING. The time was adjusted based on radar imagery.

Straight line winds snapped or uprooted numerous trees along Road Runner Hollow northeast of Olive Branch. This damage was just south of a tornado track.

Straight line winds toppled an irrigation pivot on Sandusky Road just west of Sandy Creek Road. This damage was just south of a tornado track.

Nickel size hail fell near the intersection of Highway 146 and Highway 3 south of McClure.

Late February flooding continued into early March along the Ohio River at Cairo. Minor flooding of low-lying fields and woodlands continued. River levels fell just below flood stage in the afternoon of the 1st.

Minor flooding of low-lying fields and woodlands occurred around Cairo. The flooding continued into early March.

Torrential rainfall in portions of Southwestern Illinois resulted in a secondary surge of water levels on the Mississippi River, briefly returning gage levels at Thebes to minor flood.

Minor flooding began near Thebes in early July and continued through mid July with impacts mainly limited to low-lying agricultural areas.

Minor flooding began across from Cape Girardeau in early July and continued through the third week of July with impacts mainly limited to low-lying agricultural areas. The river crested just below moderate flood stage on July 11th.