NewsMay 26, 2016

A thunderstorm passed through Cape Girardeau on Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2016, bringing with it a downpour of rain, flooding portions of the area.

Laura Simon and Glenn Landberg
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A person runs through a downpour of rain on Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A person runs through a downpour of rain on Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


A thunderstorm passed through Cape Girardeau on Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2016, bringing with it a downpour of rain, flooding portions of the area.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A thunderstorm passed through Cape Girardeau on Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2016, bringing with it a downpour of rain, flooding portions of the area.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


A thunderstorm passed through Cape Girardeau on Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2016, bringing with it a downpour of rain, flooding portions of the area.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A thunderstorm passed through Cape Girardeau on Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2016, bringing with it a downpour of rain, flooding portions of the area.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Members of the Cape Girardeau Police Department divert traffic from a flooded portion of Bloomfield Road Thursday, May 26, 2016 after a thunderstorm swept through the area.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Members of the Cape Girardeau Police Department divert traffic from a flooded portion of Bloomfield Road Thursday, May 26, 2016 after a thunderstorm swept through the area.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department  look over a smoldering tree after it was struck by lightning Thursday, May 26, 2016 at the corner of Bertling Street and Sylvan Lane.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department look over a smoldering tree after it was struck by lightning Thursday, May 26, 2016 at the corner of Bertling Street and Sylvan Lane.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department  hose down a smoldering tree after it was struck by lightning Thursday, May 26, 2016 at the corner of Bertling Street and Sylvan Lane.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department hose down a smoldering tree after it was struck by lightning Thursday, May 26, 2016 at the corner of Bertling Street and Sylvan Lane.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A downpour of rain covers Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A downpour of rain covers Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A person runs through a downpour of rain on Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A person runs through a downpour of rain on Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A person runs through a downpour of rain on Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A person runs through a downpour of rain on Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A person carries another through a downpour of rain on Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A person carries another through a downpour of rain on Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A motorist travels east on Broadway near Caruthers Street Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2016 in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A motorist travels east on Broadway near Caruthers Street Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2016 in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A downpour of rain covers Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A downpour of rain covers Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A downpour of rain covers Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A downpour of rain covers Main Street on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in downtown Cape Girardeau.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com


A thunderstorm passed through Cape Girardeau on Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2016, bringing with it a downpour of rain, flooding portions of the area.
GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A thunderstorm passed through Cape Girardeau on Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2016, bringing with it a downpour of rain, flooding portions of the area.
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A thunderstorm passed through Cape Girardeau on Thursday afternoon, May 26, 2016, bringing with it a downpour of rain, flooding portions of the area.

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