We can thank the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine for the steady rain we have had falling across the area today and in to tonight.
I haven't gotten a chance to see rainfall totals in from across southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, western Kentucky, northwest Tennessee, or northeast Arkansas tonight, but I can give you a look at what the doppler radar in Paducah, Ky is detecting. This is a look at the rainfall estimates for across the area. Often times, in tropical rain events the radar can underestimate the amount of rain that has fallen across the area.
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The radar is estimating perhaps over 2 inches of rain has fallen over parts of southeast Missouri through 12:17am CT Friday.
As I am typing this, I can hear a little bit of thunder in the distance. I have to admit, it sounds pretty good. I won't have to turn on the rainfall sound app on my iPhone tonight to get to sleep. I can use the real thing instead.
The other thing the remnants of Hermine has done for the area is dramatically drop our temperatures. Here is a list of official high temperatures for around the area:
- Cape Girardeau, Mo 72 - The 72 in Cape Girardeau was the coolest high temperature since May 15, 2010 or 117 days.
- Carbondale, Il 73 - The 73 in Carbondale was the coolest high temperature since May 20, 2010 or 112 days.
- Paducah, Ky 74 - The 74 in Paducah was the coolest high temperature since May 20, 2010 or 112 days.
- Poplar Bluff, Mo 68 - The 68 in Poplar Bluff was the coolest high temperature since May 10, 2010 or 123 days.
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