TORNADOES, HAIL, AND WIND DAMAGE REPORTED DURING WEEKEND STORMS
Sunday afternoon’s storm system brought tornadoes, hail, and wind damage to areas of Southeast Missouri.
According to the National Weather Service, golf ball sized hail was reported near Doniphan and Qulin. There were also reports of hail in Carter, Dunklin, Stoddard, and Wayne counties.
Preliminary storm reports indicate that two tornados touched down between 4:50 pm and 5:17 pm Sunday, in Ripley and Southern Butler counties, causing damage including a barn roof being blown off. Winds were estimated to be between 65 to 75 miles per hour. Additional reports of trees and power lines were down along Highway 142 in Butler County.
No injuries were reported from the severe storms on Sunday.
LADY RAIDERS ELIMINATED IN QUARTERFINALS OF NJCAA TOURNAMENT
The Three Rivers College Lady Raiders excellent basketball season has come to an end.
The 6 seed Lady Raiders fell to three seed Northwest Florida State College, 83-78 Saturday evening in the quarterfinals of the NJCAA Division 1 Women’s Basketball Championship in Casper, Wyoming.
TRC finishes the season with a 29-4 record.
EASTER EGG HUNT TO BE HELD IN APRIL AT WAPPAPELLO LAKE
An Easter Egg Hunt has been scheduled for this spring at Wappapello Lake.
The event, from Friends of Wappapello Lake and the US Army Corps of Engineers, will begin at 11 am on April 12th at the Redman Creek Recreation Shelter 2.
For more information, visit the Friends of Wappapello Lake Facebook page.
MORE SEVERE WEATHER LIKELY WITH UPCOMING STORM SYSTEM
Another round of severe weather is likely to cross the area on Wednesday.
According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, there is the potential for severe storms to produce very large hail, strong tornadoes, and damaging winds as it moves across the area Wednesday afternoon into the evening hours.
Officials say that winds could gust up to 40 miles per hour ahead of the storms.
In addition to the possible severe weather, most areas have a chance of seeing over six inches of rain between Wednesday and Saturday of this week.
OPENING DATES SET FOR MULTIPLE WAPPAPELLO LAKE CAMPGROUNDS
Multiple Wappapello Lake Campgrounds will be opening to the public soon.
According to the Wappapello Lake US Army Corps of Engineers, the Greenville and Redman Creek East Campgrounds will open to campers on April 19th.
The People’s Creek Upper and Lower Campgrounds are scheduled to open on April 9th.
You can find more information at the Wappapello Lake US Army Corps of Engineers Facebook page.
MONTH LONG DRAINAGE REPAIR PROJECT TO BEGIN TODAY IN STODDARD COUNTY
Route F in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane for almost a month as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform drainage repairs.
The work zone will be located from Route 60 to County Road 468 near Dexter.
Weather permitting, work will take place today through Wednesday, April 30 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
