May 6, 2011

2011 Spring Flooding: Friday, May 6, 2011

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Georgia Larkins Ferrell, left, and daughters Julie O'Brien, center, and Ginger Cox, right, check out the flooding over Highway 102 in East Prairie, Mo., on Friday, May 6, 2011. Concerns are mounting as rising floodwaters creep higher on the setback levee that protects the town.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com People stop to look at the floodwater over Highway 80 in East Prairie, Mo., on Friday, May 6, 2011. Concerns are mounting as rising floodwaters creep higher on the setback levee that protects the town.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Spc. Corey Schneider, left, and Spc. Jaden Howard, of the 1175th MP Company of the National Guard, monitor the traffic at the intersection of Highway 80 and Highway 102 near the setback levee in East Prairie, Mo., on Friday, May 6, 2011. Concerns are mounting as rising floodwaters creep higher on the setback levee that protects the town.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Water surrounds a home on South Dutch Drive in East Prairie, Mo., on Friday, May 6, 2011. Concerns are mounting as rising floodwaters creep higher on the setback levee that protects the town.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Georgia Larkins Ferrell, left, daughters Julie O'Brien, second from left, and Ginger Cox, third from left, grandchildren Lovell Cox, 14, right, and AnnieGeorgia O'Brien, 13, second from right, and friend Taylor Ivy, 13, center, check out the flooding over Highway 102 in East Prairie, Mo., on Friday, May 6, 2011. Concerns are mounting as rising floodwaters creep higher on the setback levee that protects the town.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Water covers Highway 80 in the floodway in East Prairie, Mo., on Friday, May 6, 2011. Concerns are mounting as rising floodwaters creep higher on the setback levee that protects the town.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Highway 80 into East Prairie, Mo., is closed near Interstate 55 due to high water on Friday, May 6, 2011. Concerns are mounting as rising floodwaters creep higher on the setback levee that protects the town.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Betty Hearnes, 83, left, and her sister Julia Warren, 86, of Charleston, Mo., stand on top of the setback levee near Wyatt, Mo., on Friday, May 6, 2011. Hearnes was 10 years old and Warren was 12 years old at the time of the 1937 flood.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Jamee Shelby flips through a scrapbook of newspaper articles and photos from the 1937 flood. Her mother, Julia Warren, 86, was 12 years old at that time.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com An old newspaper article details the efforts of workers while fighting the 1937 flood.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Water covers Highway 102 in East Prairie, Mo., on Friday, May 6, 2011. Concerns are mounting as rising floodwaters creep higher on the setback levee that protects the town.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Signs block off Highway 80 in East Prairie, Mo., on Friday, May 6, 2011. Concerns are mounting as rising floodwaters creep higher on the setback levee that protects the town.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Gary Thornbrough uses binoculars to inspect the flooding near the setback levee along Highway 80 in East Prairie, Mo., on Friday, May 6, 2011. Concerns are mounting as rising floodwaters creep higher on the setback levee that protects the town.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Cameron Wallace, 13, Emily Achter, 13, and Mike Sprinkles, from left, stand on top of the setback levee to look at the floodwater near Highway 80 in East Prairie, Mo., on Friday, May 6, 2011. Concerns are mounting as rising floodwaters creep higher on the setback levee that protects the town.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Water surrounds houses and covers part of the roadway along South Dutch Drive in East Prairie, Mo., on Friday, May 6, 2011. Concerns are mounting as rising floodwaters creep higher on the setback levee that protects the town.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Megan Bright, left, and Elisha Patterson look at the floodwater over Highway 80 in East Prairie, Mo., on Friday, May 6, 2011. Concerns are mounting as rising floodwaters creep higher on the setback levee that protects the town.

Receive Daily Headlines FREESign up today!

Story Tags

State News

Connect with the Southeast Missourian Newsroom:

For corrections to this story or other insights for the editor, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To learn about the Southeast Missourian’s AI Policy, click here.

Receive Daily Headlines FREESign up today!

Shopping

Links

Submission Forms

Sitemap Terms Privacy