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Fog/Mist ~ River stage: 22.25 ft. Falling Monday, May 21, 2012 |
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 My husband Carl and I drove over to Thebes, IL and went up the steps of the old court house where I took this picture of the flood on the Mississippi River.
 Destroyed farmstead in the Birds Point Floodway. Nothing left but the foundation and concrete blocks. Farm Shop was totally washed away, just the concrete floor was left. Machine shed still standing in the...
 Tablerock Lake picnic area, swollen but still beautiful.
 submerged road in Stoddard County
 rising waters approaching a series of grain bins in Mississippi County Missouri
 Aerial view of the Hubbard House (Allstun Farms) in Dorena, MO. Location Hwy 102 and "YY" junction. House was built in 1939.
 Aerial photo of the Hubbard House (Allstun Farms) 2nd Photo. Hwy 102 and "YY" junction. House built in 1939.
 House under water from Birds Point Levee break.
 Farm under water from Bird Point Levee Break.
 Turtles sunning themselves on a log on the side of Rt. 3 near Horseshoe Lake.
 This is my father, Don Farris, as we were in a boat surveying the damage to his house and his neighbors farms in Alexander Co. Il.
 Breach in the front-Line levee at Bird's Point, MO.
 Junction of Highway W and Highway O outside Poplar Bluff, MO on 5/2/11 @ 5p.m. This area had NO water on it at 8:30a.m. this morning!
 Cissus Lane after several days of rain. Guard rail still holds on.
 Wheat fields flooded near the levee north of Charleston.
 Flooding over State Highway 177, just past Kenco. Photo taken 5/2/11 at approximately 8 AM.
 This is the intersection of County Road 657 and State Highway 177. It's completely underwater. Photo taken 5/2/11 at approximately 9 AM.
 Rising waters of the Mississippi and barge traffic
 this is county road 640 just off of 657. This route has been the main thoroughfare for residents north of the city limits after hwy 177 was closed due to flood water. Today it is closed too making the commute for most...
 The water keeps creeping up over highway 177 at the city limit of Cape Gir. Normally I take pics of some mailboxes but they are under water and I cannot get to them.
 About a mile north on highway 177 some residents may become sandwiched between two areas of flood waters. Currently 177 at the city limits is flooded and this area looks to flood if we keep getting rising waters.
 Fly over of Wappapello Lake on Friday afternoon. Chionia Landing Parking lot under water.
 The red house at the Girl Scout Camp on Lake Wappapello, taken April 30 2011
 Light pole next to the boat launching ramp at the Sundowner parking area
 Restrooms at Peoples Creek beach and swimming area
 Saturday afternoon April 30 cruise on Lake Wappapello Peoples Creek swimming area, beach?, picnic pavilion and restrooms
 I happened to find this Army Convoy following me down I-55 on Friday. I didn't see them until I took the Nash Road exit to turn around. There were 20-30 vehicles. They went to the Truck stop to fill up with gas. After...
 This is a photo taken in Olive Branch, IL. of the April 2011 flood, as you can see there are two rainbows above the house, kinda gives you hope that there is always light at the end of the rainbow.
 This is a photo of the railroad tracks and outbuilding right below Cape Rock in Cape Girardeau on Friday, April 29th, 2011.
 This is a photo of the railroad tracks and outbuilding right below Cape Rock in Cape Girardeau on April 25th, 2011.
 This is a photo of the railroad tracks and outbuilding right below Cape Rock in Cape Girardeau on Friday, April 29th, 2011. (See the before picture that was taken on Monday.)
 April 28, 2011 on Main St in downtown Cape Girardeau. Families using boats to get from one house to another, many evacuated.
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 This is the mailbox I photograph daily when the water is up. In 1993 these boxes were underwater. This is April 28, 2011. Day 3 of water over Highway 177.
 Water has risen more over a day. This is April 28, 2011 of flood over highway 177 @ the city limits.
 MoDot Gravels Highway 177 @ the city limits to aid stranded residents.
 My aunts house on Route 3 in Olive Branch, IL. This photo was taken 4/27 at 2:00pm.
 Levee at Birds Point being prepared by Corps for possible breach.
 this is where all the water washed out to.
 this shows all the water behind the breach
 Painton Mo Flood
 Painton Mo Flood
 Painton Mo Flood
 Here im right on top of the levee breach as you can see i was within 2 ft of goin over
 This is the funnel cloud spotted this afternoon in the last round of heavy storms to pass through the area, located between Chaffee, MO and Nash Road. It was on it's way back up into the clouds (thank goodness!) by the time...
 trying anything to fix
 heavy equipment trying to save family and friends
 hole getting bigger
 caney levee breach tues morn
 A picture of the hail that fell Wednesday afternoon in Jackson
 This is a view of what the levee breach did. I was about 2.5 miles from the breach when I took this pic
 This is the spillway that was supposed to releave the preasure behind the levee but there was so much water behind the levee that it couldnt keep up. Then after the levee breached the water started running in reverse at the...
 This is the breach in the levee were about 50 ft from it at this point!
 this is the same levee breach at Bell City im about 25 ft from it here
 Painton Mo Flood
 This is Day 2 of the water over Highway 177 at the city limits
 I use these mailboxes as water markers of the water depth. This is Day 1 April 26. In 1993 these mailboxes disappeared. This is at the city limits (pet cemetery, southern County Road 657). It amazes me that the city,...
 I use these mailboxes as water markers of the water depth. This is Day 2 April 27. In 1993 these mailboxes disappeared. This is at the city limits (pet cemetery, southern County Road 657). It amazes me that the city,...
 The Mississippi river as of April 26, 2011
 Floodwater over Highway 74 heading into Dutchtown.
 Delta Firefighters transport the driver of a car who was trapped in a ditch on Cape County Road 249 just north of Missouri Highway EE. The car was driven into water and field debris on the road which splashed onto the...
 my dog almost got swept away in the current
 Raging water during this weeks storms
Soybean harvest in the floodway
 Steve Wright harvests soybeans near Wyatt, Mo., in fields covered with floodwaters after the intentional breach of the Birds Point Levee. It took about two months for the waters to receded and although soybeans were planted one to two months later... Mississippi River Commission low-water trip The Mississippi River Commission conducts a public meeting aboard the MV Mississippi during its low-water inspection trip Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 at New Madrid, Mo. Gov. Nixon surveys damage in the floodway Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon surveys the damage in the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway after the breach The waters in the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway are receding, leaving behind a desolate Mississippi County landscape as seen on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. East Cape Girardeau flooding Flooding continues to cause problems in East Cape Girardeau, Ill., on Friday, May 27, 2011. Joplin tornado May 26 Images from The Associated Press on Thursday, May 26, 2011, of the aftermath of Sunday's tornado in Joplin, Mo. Joplin tornado May 25 Images from The Associated Press on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 of Joplin, Mo. where a tornado struck on Sunday night. Joplin tornado May 24 Images from The Associated Press on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 of Joplin, Mo. where a tornado struck on Sunday night. Joplin tornado These images are from The Associated Press of damage from the tornado that ripped through the city of Joplin in southwest Missouri on Sunday, May 22, 2011. Morehouse, Mo. after the flood Morehouse, Mo. residents clean out their flood damaged homes Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Flood recovery assistance and receding water Gov. Jay Nixon addressed the community during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover. Birds Point-New Madrid floodway Birds Point-New Madrid floodway Monday, May 9, 2011. Flooding at Commerce, Mo. Mississippi River floodwaters are receding Sunday, May 8, 2011 in Commerce, Mo. 2011 Spring Flooding: Sunday, May 8, 2011 2011 Spring Flooding: Friday, May 6, 2011  2011 Spring Flooding: Thursday, May 5, 2011  Shawnee Community College Shelter  Residents forced out of their homes from spring floodwater find shelter at Shawnee Community College in Ullin, Ill. 2011 Spring Flooding: Wednesday, May 4, 2011 2011 Spring Flooding: Tuesday, May 3, 2011  2011 Spring Flooding: Monday, May 2, 2011  Wappapello Lake spillway overflow  Wappapello Lake in Wayne County, Mo., overflows its emergency spillway Monday morning, May 2, 2011, threatening residents downstream on the St. Francis River. 2011 Spring Flooding: Sunday, May 1, 2011 2011 Spring Flooding: Saturday, April 30  2011 Spring Flooding: Friday, April 29  2011 Spring Flooding: Thursday, April 28  2011 Spring Flooding: Wednesday, April 27  2011 Spring Flooding: Tuesday, April 26  2011 Spring Flooding: Monday, April 25  Days of heavy rain have caused flooding along the Diversion Channel, Mississippi River and other waterways up and down Southeast Missouri. |