Widespread heavy rainfall events on October 27th and again on the 29th and 30th sent several rivers above flood stage. These rivers remained above flood stage into early November. Minor to moderate flooding continued on the Black, Current, St. Francis, and Mississippi Rivers.

Flood in SCOTT, MISSOURI
From 01-NOV-09 09:00:00 to 10-NOV-09 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: COMMERCE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

The Mississippi River rose above flood stage from heavy rain upriver in October. At the Cape Girardeau river gage, the river crested at 39.07 feet on the 4th. Flood stage there is 32 feet. Route E was closed due to flooding in Commerce.

Flood in RIPLEY, MISSOURI
From 01-NOV-09 00:00:00 to 01-NOV-09 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: DONIPHAN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Moderate flooding continued on the Current River from late October. The river crested at the Doniphan river gage on October 31 and fell below flood stage on November 1. There was considerable flooding of parking lots and streets adjacent to the river. A park was flooded.

Flood in BUTLER, MISSOURI
From 01-NOV-09 00:00:00 to 01-NOV-09 22:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: POPLAR BLUFF
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Minor flooding continued on the Black River from late October. At the Poplar Bluff river gage, the crest of 18.63 feet occurred on the 1st. Flood stage there is 16 feet. Several businesses and a church on the northeast edge of Poplar Bluff were surrounded by floodwaters. The river flooded portions of the Black River Industrial Park off Business Loop 60. Floodwaters were fifteen inches deep on the industrial park road, six inches in a diesel machine shop, and two feet in a warehouse. Water was crossing the parking lot of another business but did not reach it. Clinton Park in Poplar Bluff was flooded. Some low-lying fields and woods along the river were flooded. River water broke through a private levee near County Road 611 southeast of Poplar Bluff. Some farmland was flooded by the levee break. U.S. Highway 60 began to flood heading toward Baskey.

Flood in WAYNE, MISSOURI
From 01-NOV-09 00:00:00 to 10-NOV-09 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREENVILLE
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Moderate flooding of the St. Francis River continued from October. The river crested at the Patterson gage on October 31 and slowly fell in early November. There was considerable flooding of fields and parkland adjacent to the river.

Flood in CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI
From 01-NOV-09 00:00:00 to 10-NOV-09 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: GULF JCT
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

The Mississippi River remained above flood stage from October. At the Cape Girardeau river gage, the river crested at 39.07 feet on the 4th. Flood stage there is 32 feet. Moderate flooding of low-lying areas around the river primarily affected woods, fields, and river access roads. Railroad tracks along the river were shut down. The flood gates on Broadway and on Themis Street were closed. The Mississippi River backed into several creeks, producing flooding.