2015 Winter Flooding - Day 1

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)

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)

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)

Floodwater surrounds a portion of a home in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. (Laura Simon)

A doe runs through a flooded field to higher ground, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, near Whitewater, Missouri. (Laura Simon)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Floodwaters encroach on a field of cattle in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. (Laura Simon)

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)

Floodwaters encroach on a field of cattle in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. (Laura Simon)

Floodwater surrounds a portion of a home in Allenville, Missouri, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. (Laura Simon)

A swollen Whitewater Creek is seen, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in Whitewater, Missouri. (Laura Simon)

Floodwater covers a portion of farmland, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in Whitewater, Missouri. (Laura Simon)

A rainbow stretches across the sky, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, near Whitewater, Missouri. (Laura Simon)

Rain obstructs the view, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, near Whitewater, Missouri. (Laura Simon)

Cape Girardeau Fire Chief Rick Ennis listens to the discussion on the rising floodwater around Cape Girardeau, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. (Laura Simon)

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)