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NewsApril 27, 2011

2011 Spring Flooding: Wednesday, April 27

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com From left, Zach Price, Jeff Farris and Kent Honey sit on Farris' front porch in Olive Branch, Ill., as they wait for more sandbags to be brought by boat across the floodwater. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Brach on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com From left, Zach Price, Jeff Farris and Kent Honey sit on Farris' front porch in Olive Branch, Ill., as they wait for more sandbags to be brought by boat across the floodwater. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Brach on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Tommy Vyee works to put plastic over the sandbag levee on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Tommy Vyee works to put plastic over the sandbag levee on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Volunteers fill up sandbags on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Volunteers fill up sandbags on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com People pile sandbags to form a levee on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com People pile sandbags to form a levee on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Andrea Vaughn, 12, wades through the water to find dog food for her pets on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Andrea Vaughn, 12, wades through the water to find dog food for her pets on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com People fill up sandbags to deliver by boat to the house of Jeff Farris on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com People fill up sandbags to deliver by boat to the house of Jeff Farris on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com People escape the floodwater on the second floor of the Horseshoe Lake Motel on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com People escape the floodwater on the second floor of the Horseshoe Lake Motel on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com People try to secure equipment at Ford Brother's Auto Repair on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com People try to secure equipment at Ford Brother's Auto Repair on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Volunteers fill up sandbags on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Volunteers fill up sandbags on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com People work to fill sandbags to form a levee behind several houses in Olive Branch, Ill., on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com People work to fill sandbags to form a levee behind several houses in Olive Branch, Ill., on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Skylar McKee, right, and Hannah McClarney survey the floodwater from behind the sandbag levee on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Skylar McKee, right, and Hannah McClarney survey the floodwater from behind the sandbag levee on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Julia Thrower, of the Horseshoe Lake Fire Department, directs traffic along Highway 3 on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Julia Thrower, of the Horseshoe Lake Fire Department, directs traffic along Highway 3 on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
Kevin Upchurch, left, and Mark Hanners navigate down a flooded street Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Commerce, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Kevin Upchurch, left, and Mark Hanners navigate down a flooded street Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Commerce, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Volunteers place sandbags around a garage to protect it from rising floodwaters from the Mississippi River Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Commerce, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Volunteers place sandbags around a garage to protect it from rising floodwaters from the Mississippi River Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Commerce, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Earl Knight walks through floodwaters from the Mississippi River Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Commerce, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Earl Knight walks through floodwaters from the Mississippi River Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Commerce, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Earl Knight walks through floodwaters from the Mississippi River Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Commerce, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Earl Knight walks through floodwaters from the Mississippi River Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Commerce, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Workers fill sandbags Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Benton, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Workers fill sandbags Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Benton, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Volunteers work to place sandbags atop a temporary levee to fight back floodwaters as lightning from a thunderstorm is seen in the background Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Dutchtown, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Volunteers work to place sandbags atop a temporary levee to fight back floodwaters as lightning from a thunderstorm is seen in the background Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Dutchtown, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Volunteers fill sandbags as they work to fight back floodwaters Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Dutchtown, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Volunteers fill sandbags as they work to fight back floodwaters Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Dutchtown, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Frank Christy sits on a cot with his son Paydyn, 3, inside a shelter set up for flood victims Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Frank Christy sits on a cot with his son Paydyn, 3, inside a shelter set up for flood victims Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Summer Lee, 5, stands atop a pile of sandbags waiting to go out to a temporary levee as volunteers work to fight back floodwaters Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Dutchtown, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Summer Lee, 5, stands atop a pile of sandbags waiting to go out to a temporary levee as volunteers work to fight back floodwaters Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Dutchtown, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com A family drives a truckload of belongings through the water on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com A family drives a truckload of belongings through the water on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
Volunteers use heavy equipment to place sandbags atop a temporary levee to fight back floodwaters Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Dutchtown, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Volunteers use heavy equipment to place sandbags atop a temporary levee to fight back floodwaters Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Dutchtown, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Josh Newby, right, and Mathew Speakman, left, work with other volunteers to fill sandbags in an effort to fight back floodwaters Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Dutchtown, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Josh Newby, right, and Mathew Speakman, left, work with other volunteers to fill sandbags in an effort to fight back floodwaters Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Dutchtown, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Volunteers work to place sandbags atop a temporary levee to fight back floodwaters as lightning from a thunderstorm is seen in the background Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Dutchtown, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Volunteers work to place sandbags atop a temporary levee to fight back floodwaters as lightning from a thunderstorm is seen in the background Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Dutchtown, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Flooding at Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Highway 74, left, Highway 25, right.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Flooding at Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Highway 74, left, Highway 25, right.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Flooding at Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Highway 25, right.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Flooding at Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Highway 25, right.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Flooding at Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Looking west with Highway 25, left, Route A, right.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Flooding at Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Looking west with Highway 25, left, Route A, right.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Flooding at Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Highway 74, left.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Flooding at Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Highway 74, left.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Flooding at Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Flooding at Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Flooding at Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Flooding at Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Sandbagging along Highway 74 east of Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Sandbagging along Highway 74 east of Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Doug Bigham piles sandbags around his parents' house on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Doug Bigham piles sandbags around his parents' house on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Sandbagging along Highway 74 east of Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Sandbagging along Highway 74 east of Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Sandbagging along Highway 74 east of Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Sandbagging along Highway 74 east of Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Sandbagging along Highway 74 east of Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Sandbagging along Highway 74 east of Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Floodwaters cover Highway 74 east of Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Floodwaters cover Highway 74 east of Dutchtown, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
Darin Doser, right, and his brother, Don Doser, return to high ground after using a boat to check on houses in the Qulin, Mo., area Wednesday, April 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Daily American Republic, Paul Davis)
Darin Doser, right, and his brother, Don Doser, return to high ground after using a boat to check on houses in the Qulin, Mo., area Wednesday, April 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Daily American Republic, Paul Davis)
Paul Herbst surveys the damage done to his grandfather's house in Qulin, Mo., Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The city is located near the swollen Black River. (AP Photo/Daily American Republic, Paul Davis)
Paul Herbst surveys the damage done to his grandfather's house in Qulin, Mo., Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The city is located near the swollen Black River. (AP Photo/Daily American Republic, Paul Davis)
Randy German of Qulin, Mo., carries items from his flooded house along Highway 53 Wednesday, April 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Daily American Republic, Paul Davis)
Randy German of Qulin, Mo., carries items from his flooded house along Highway 53 Wednesday, April 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Daily American Republic, Paul Davis)
Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Mingo Job Corps work to fill sandbags Wednesday, April 27, 2011, which will be used in an attempt to stop water from overflowing the Wappapello Lake emergency spillway in Wayne County, Mo. (AP Photo/Daily American Republic, Paul Davis)
Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Mingo Job Corps work to fill sandbags Wednesday, April 27, 2011, which will be used in an attempt to stop water from overflowing the Wappapello Lake emergency spillway in Wayne County, Mo. (AP Photo/Daily American Republic, Paul Davis)
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Work crews prepare Birds Point levee for a possible intentional breach Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The Corps of Engineers will make the decision on the breach this weekend.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Work crews prepare Birds Point levee for a possible intentional breach Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The Corps of Engineers will make the decision on the breach this weekend.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Flooding along the Mississippi River edges closer to the top of Birds Point levee Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The Corps of Engineers will make the decision on the intentional breach this weekend.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Flooding along the Mississippi River edges closer to the top of Birds Point levee Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The Corps of Engineers will make the decision on the intentional breach this weekend.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com John Price maneuvers a boat toward Highway 3 to load up more sandbags to deliver to a house surrounded by water in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Brach on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com John Price maneuvers a boat toward Highway 3 to load up more sandbags to deliver to a house surrounded by water in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Brach on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Alanna Grace Jones, 4, plays in the floodwater in Sikeston, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Alanna Grace Jones, 4, plays in the floodwater in Sikeston, Mo. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Work crews prepare Birds Point levee for a possible intentional breach Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The Corps of Engineers will make the decision on the breach this weekend.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Work crews prepare Birds Point levee for a possible intentional breach Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The Corps of Engineers will make the decision on the breach this weekend.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Work crews prepare Birds Point levee for a possible intentional breach Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The Corps of Engineers will make the decision on the breach this weekend.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Work crews prepare Birds Point levee for a possible intentional breach Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The Corps of Engineers will make the decision on the breach this weekend.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Alan Cortvrient, State On-Scene Coordinator with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, left, meets with Heath Smith, On-scene Coordinator with the EPA, Wednesday, April 27, 2011 in Charleston.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Alan Cortvrient, State On-Scene Coordinator with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, left, meets with Heath Smith, On-scene Coordinator with the EPA, Wednesday, April 27, 2011 in Charleston.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Farmland along County Road 301 in Mississippi will be compromised if the Corps of Engineers moves forward with the intentional breach of Birds Point levee Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Farmland along County Road 301 in Mississippi will be compromised if the Corps of Engineers moves forward with the intentional breach of Birds Point levee Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Farmland in Mississippi will be compromised if the Corps of Engineers moves forward with the intentional breach of Birds Point levee Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Farmland in Mississippi will be compromised if the Corps of Engineers moves forward with the intentional breach of Birds Point levee Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Flooding along the Mississippi River edges closer to the top of Birds Point levee Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The Corps of Engineers will make the decision on the intentional breach this weekend.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Flooding along the Mississippi River edges closer to the top of Birds Point levee Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The Corps of Engineers will make the decision on the intentional breach this weekend.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Work crews prepare Birds Point levee for a possible intentional breach Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The Corps of Engineers will make the decision on the breach this weekend.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Work crews prepare Birds Point levee for a possible intentional breach Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The Corps of Engineers will make the decision on the breach this weekend.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com The Mississippi River rises along the US 60/62 bridge Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com The Mississippi River rises along the US 60/62 bridge Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Work crews prepare Birds Point levee for a possible intentional breach Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The Corps of Engineers will make the decision on the breach this weekend.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Work crews prepare Birds Point levee for a possible intentional breach Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The Corps of Engineers will make the decision on the breach this weekend.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com A house is surrounded by water near Highway 3 in Olive Branch, Ill., on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com A house is surrounded by water near Highway 3 in Olive Branch, Ill., on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Flooding in Sikeston, Mo. spreads around the intersection of Missouri St.and Indiana St. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Flooding in Sikeston, Mo. spreads around the intersection of Missouri St.and Indiana St. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Farmland in Mississippi County will be compromised if the Corps of Engineers moves forward with the intentional breach of Birds Point levee Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Farmland in Mississippi County will be compromised if the Corps of Engineers moves forward with the intentional breach of Birds Point levee Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater covers the land along US 60/62 near the Missouri/Illinois border Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater covers the land along US 60/62 near the Missouri/Illinois border Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Flooding in Sikeston, Mo. spreads around the intersection of Missouri St.and Indiana St. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Flooding in Sikeston, Mo. spreads around the intersection of Missouri St.and Indiana St. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Flooding in Sikeston, Mo. spreads around the intersection of Missouri St.and Indiana St. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Flooding in Sikeston, Mo. spreads around the intersection of Missouri St.and Indiana St. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Flooding along the Mississippi River edges closer to the top of Birds Point levee Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The Corps of Engineers will make the decision on the intentional breach this weekend.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Flooding along the Mississippi River edges closer to the top of Birds Point levee Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The Corps of Engineers will make the decision on the intentional breach this weekend.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Flooding in Sikeston, Mo. spreads around the intersection of Missouri St.and Indiana St. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Flooding in Sikeston, Mo. spreads around the intersection of Missouri St.and Indiana St. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Flooding in Sikeston, Mo. spreads around the intersection of Missouri St.and Indiana St. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Flooding in Sikeston, Mo. spreads around the intersection of Missouri St.and Indiana St. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater covers the land along US 60/62 near the Missouri/Illinois border Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater covers the land along US 60/62 near the Missouri/Illinois border Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Army personnel guard US 60/62 near County Road 301 in Mississippi Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Army personnel guard US 60/62 near County Road 301 in Mississippi Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com People fill up sandbags to deliver by boat to the house of Jeff Farris on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com People fill up sandbags to deliver by boat to the house of Jeff Farris on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Work crews prepare Birds Point levee for a possible intentional breach Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The Corps of Engineers will make the decision on the breach this weekend.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Work crews prepare Birds Point levee for a possible intentional breach Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The Corps of Engineers will make the decision on the breach this weekend.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Flooding in Sikeston, Mo. spreads around the intersection of Missouri St.and Indiana St. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Flooding in Sikeston, Mo. spreads around the intersection of Missouri St.and Indiana St. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Flooding in Sikeston, Mo. spreads around the intersection of Missouri St.and Indiana St. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Flooding in Sikeston, Mo. spreads around the intersection of Missouri St.and Indiana St. Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
Zach Vetter walks in floodwater from the Mississippi River Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Commerce, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Zach Vetter walks in floodwater from the Mississippi River Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Commerce, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com The Horseshoe Lake Motel sits surrounded by water on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com The Horseshoe Lake Motel sits surrounded by water on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Jeff Robison, left, and Samantha Hale, right, fill up sandbags on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Jeff Robison, left, and Samantha Hale, right, fill up sandbags on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Olive Branch, Ill. Residents and volunteers were busy sandbagging houses along Highway 3 in Olive Branch, as overflow from Horseshoe Lake, the Mississippi River and Ohio River continued to flood the area. Residents said they measured about a 14 inch rise in the water overnight.
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