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NewsDecember 28, 2015

2015 Winter Flooding - Day 1

Floodwaters continue to rise around the region, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015.

Laura Simon
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Gerald Sebastian, left, stands next to his trailer as his granddaughter Kaylee Williams, and grandson Josh Williams, help him load some of his belongings to take to higher ground, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in Allenville, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Gerald Sebastian, left, stands next to his trailer as his granddaughter Kaylee Williams, and grandson Josh Williams, help him load some of his belongings to take to higher ground, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in Allenville, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tom O'Loughlin and his friends and employees work to move his 50 thousand bushels of corn, and 38 thousand bushels of beans from his farm in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. "We're gonna try and beat the high water if we can," O'loughlin said. His friends Michael and Phillip Hulshof, Dwayne and Marcus Birk, Ronnie Amelunke, Ray Obermann and Codi Latte were helping O'Loughlin move his grain.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tom O'Loughlin and his friends and employees work to move his 50 thousand bushels of corn, and 38 thousand bushels of beans from his farm in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. "We're gonna try and beat the high water if we can," O'loughlin said. His friends Michael and Phillip Hulshof, Dwayne and Marcus Birk, Ronnie Amelunke, Ray Obermann and Codi Latte were helping O'Loughlin move his grain.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwaters encroach on a field of cattle in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwaters encroach on a field of cattle in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tom O'Loughlin and his friends and employees work to move his 50 thousand bushels of corn, and 38 thousand bushels of beans from his farm in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. "We're gonna try and beat the high water if we can," O'loughlin said. His friends Michael and Phillip Hulshof, Dwayne and Marcus Birk, Ronnie Amelunke, Ray Obermann and Codi Latte were helping O'Loughlin move his grain.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tom O'Loughlin and his friends and employees work to move his 50 thousand bushels of corn, and 38 thousand bushels of beans from his farm in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. "We're gonna try and beat the high water if we can," O'loughlin said. His friends Michael and Phillip Hulshof, Dwayne and Marcus Birk, Ronnie Amelunke, Ray Obermann and Codi Latte were helping O'Loughlin move his grain.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwaters encroach on a field of cattle in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwaters encroach on a field of cattle in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater surrounds a portion of a home in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater surrounds a portion of a home in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A swollen Whitewater Creek is seen, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in Whitewater, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A swollen Whitewater Creek is seen, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in Whitewater, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater covers a portion of farmland, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in Whitewater, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater covers a portion of farmland, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in Whitewater, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A rainbow stretches across the sky, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, near Whitewater, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A rainbow stretches across the sky, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, near Whitewater, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Rain obstructs the view, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, near Whitewater, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Rain obstructs the view, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, near Whitewater, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cape Girardeau Fire Chief Rick Ennis listens to the discussion on the rising floodwater around Cape Girardeau, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cape Girardeau Fire Chief Rick Ennis listens to the discussion on the rising floodwater around Cape Girardeau, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Evan Anderson, 6, shoots a rock into the floodwater off Cape Girardeau County Road 233 in Allenville, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. Anderson, his twin brother Jake, and parents DJ and Billy were visiting his mother's father, Donnie Dysinger for the holidays. Dysinger has lived in Allenville for 20 years, and is sticking it out as floodwaters around the town continue to rise. Dysinger does has a boat handy just in case he needs to get out.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Evan Anderson, 6, shoots a rock into the floodwater off Cape Girardeau County Road 233 in Allenville, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. Anderson, his twin brother Jake, and parents DJ and Billy were visiting his mother's father, Donnie Dysinger for the holidays. Dysinger has lived in Allenville for 20 years, and is sticking it out as floodwaters around the town continue to rise. Dysinger does has a boat handy just in case he needs to get out.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Rep. Jason Smith listens as Cape Girardeau City's Storm Water Coordinator, Stan Polivick speaks about the rising level of the Mississippi River, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Rep. Jason Smith listens as Cape Girardeau City's Storm Water Coordinator, Stan Polivick speaks about the rising level of the Mississippi River, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Evan Anderson, 6, right, shoots a rock into the floodwater off Cape Girardeau County Road 233 in Allenville, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. Anderson, his twin brother Jake, left, and parents DJ and Billy were visiting his mother's father, Donnie Dysinger for the holidays. Dysinger has lived in Allenville for 20 years, and is sticking it out as floodwaters around the town continue to rise. Dysinger does has a boat handy just in case he needs to get out.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Evan Anderson, 6, right, shoots a rock into the floodwater off Cape Girardeau County Road 233 in Allenville, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. Anderson, his twin brother Jake, left, and parents DJ and Billy were visiting his mother's father, Donnie Dysinger for the holidays. Dysinger has lived in Allenville for 20 years, and is sticking it out as floodwaters around the town continue to rise. Dysinger does has a boat handy just in case he needs to get out.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater surrounds a portion of a home in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Floodwater surrounds a portion of a home in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A doe runs through a flooded field to higher ground, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, near Whitewater, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A doe runs through a flooded field to higher ground, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, near Whitewater, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tom O'Loughlin and his friends and employees work to move his 50 thousand bushels of corn, and 38 thousand bushels of beans from his farm in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. "We're gonna try and beat the high water if we can," O'loughlin said. His friends Michael and Phillip Hulshof, Dwayne and Marcus Birk, Ronnie Amelunke, Ray Obermann and Codi Latte were helping O'Loughlin move his grain.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tom O'Loughlin and his friends and employees work to move his 50 thousand bushels of corn, and 38 thousand bushels of beans from his farm in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. "We're gonna try and beat the high water if we can," O'loughlin said. His friends Michael and Phillip Hulshof, Dwayne and Marcus Birk, Ronnie Amelunke, Ray Obermann and Codi Latte were helping O'Loughlin move his grain.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tom O'Loughlin and his friends and employees work to move his 50 thousand bushels of corn, and 38 thousand bushels of beans from his farm in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. "We're gonna try and beat the high water if we can," O'loughlin said. His friends Michael and Phillip Hulshof, Dwayne and Marcus Birk, Ronnie Amelunke, Ray Obermann and Codi Latte were helping O'Loughlin move his grains to Consolidated Grain and Barge and Midwest Grain and Barge Co.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tom O'Loughlin and his friends and employees work to move his 50 thousand bushels of corn, and 38 thousand bushels of beans from his farm in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. "We're gonna try and beat the high water if we can," O'loughlin said. His friends Michael and Phillip Hulshof, Dwayne and Marcus Birk, Ronnie Amelunke, Ray Obermann and Codi Latte were helping O'Loughlin move his grains to Consolidated Grain and Barge and Midwest Grain and Barge Co.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tom O'Loughlin and his friends and employees work to move his 50 thousand bushels of corn, and 38 thousand bushels of beans from his farm in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. "We're gonna try and beat the high water if we can," O'loughlin said. His friends Michael and Phillip Hulshof, Dwayne and Marcus Birk, Ronnie Amelunke, Ray Obermann and Codi Latte were helping O'Loughlin move his grain.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tom O'Loughlin and his friends and employees work to move his 50 thousand bushels of corn, and 38 thousand bushels of beans from his farm in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. "We're gonna try and beat the high water if we can," O'loughlin said. His friends Michael and Phillip Hulshof, Dwayne and Marcus Birk, Ronnie Amelunke, Ray Obermann and Codi Latte were helping O'Loughlin move his grain.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tom O'Loughlin and his friends and employees work to move his 50 thousand bushels of corn, and 38 thousand bushels of beans from his farm in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. "We're gonna try and beat the high water if we can," O'loughlin said. His friends Michael and Phillip Hulshof, Dwayne and Marcus Birk, Ronnie Amelunke, Ray Obermann and Codi Latte were helping O'Loughlin move his grain.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tom O'Loughlin and his friends and employees work to move his 50 thousand bushels of corn, and 38 thousand bushels of beans from his farm in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. "We're gonna try and beat the high water if we can," O'loughlin said. His friends Michael and Phillip Hulshof, Dwayne and Marcus Birk, Ronnie Amelunke, Ray Obermann and Codi Latte were helping O'Loughlin move his grain.
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