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>>> MAJOR
>>> MAJOR FLOODING IN 4@ MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS.
PEOPLE ON ALERT AND OFTEN.
OTHERS 4@4@GETTING READY ENGRAF
IN.
IN.
IN. WATER
IN. WATER CREEPING UP ALONG THE
RIVERFRONT DOWNTOWN.
RIVERFRONT DOWNTOWN. >> TONIGHT, THE WATER 4@IS
RISING STEADILY AS THE SNOW
MELT4@S UPSTREAM AND THE 4@HEAV
RAIN IS JUST ADDING TO THE
TROUBLE.
TROUBLE.
TROUBLE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING 4@US.
I'M KAY QUINN SHUT MECH I'M
MIKE BUSH.
MIKE BUSH. WATER IS A FOOT ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE IN SOME AREAS.
IN LINCOLN COUNTY, FARMERS ARE
RACING TO TAKE CARE 4@OF FIELDS
>> RANDON MORANO IS LIVE WITH
RACING TO TAKE CARE 4@OF FIELDS >> RANDON MORANO IS LIVE WITH@
THE LATEST WITH ALL 4@THE WATER
>> REPORTER: 4@ YOU CAN SEE HOW
DEEP THE WATER IS.
20 4@FEET DEEP IN SOME SPOTS.
YOU CAN SEE HERE AT THE LOCK
AND DAM AT WINFIELD, THE WATER
IS ALMOST TOPPING THE LEVEE A
FEW INCHES FROM 4@THE TOP 4@OF
LEVEE.
LEVEE.
LEVEE. VOLUNTEERS WERE OUT THIS
MORNING SANDBAGGING AND TRYING
TO P4@REVENT THE WATER FROM GOI
OVER 4@THE TOP.
>> PEOPLE IN LINCOLN COUNTY
ARE DIGGING IN, KEEPING WATER
LOCKED INSIDE THIS LEVEE MEANT
LETTING OUT INMATES AT THE
LINCOLN COUNTY 4@DETENTION CENT@
>> THINGS NOW 4@GOING SMOOTHL
ON THE LAND.
WE BUCKLED UP TO SEE HOW THINGS
WERE LOOKING FROM THE WATER.
>> PROBABLY4@ EVERY BIT OF TH
FOOT -- 15-20 FEET.
>> 15-20 FEET OF WATER
FLOODING THE GROUND THAT YOU
CAN NORMALLY 4@WALK ON.
>> AT THE FOLEY LEVEE, THE
ASSI4@STANT FIRE CHIEF STARTED
SANDBAGGING LOW SPOTS ON THE
LEVEE EARLY IN THE DAY.
>> 4@ IT 4@WAS ABOUT 2 INCHES
SPILLING OVER.
SPILLING OVER. >> WHEN THE RIVER CRUSTS,
WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
AT 4@35 FEET.
>> 35.5, THIS LEVEE IS 4@GOOD
FOR.
FOR.
FOR. >>
FOR. >> ANYTHING OVER 35.5, WE
WOULD BE SPILLING OVER.
>> AS 4@SANDBAGGING SUBSIDED4
THE CREWS STARTED PACKING BAGS
TO HEAD DOWN THE ROAD IT TO THE
WINFIELD LOCK AND DAM.
WHILE FARMERS RUSHED TO KEEP
RISING WATERS OUT OF THEIR
FIELDS4@.
FIELDS4@.
FIELDS4@. >> REPORTER: I DID TALK TO THE
FARMERS.
FARMERS.
FARMERS. THEY SAID IF THE WATER DID 4@TO
THE LEVEE, IT IS A PRETTY SAFE
BET THEY WOULDN'T BE PLANTING
CROPS THIS YEAR.
THE GOOD 4@NEWS IS HOWEVER, THA
IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAPPEN.
LIVE
LIVE IN
LIVE IN LINCOLN COUNTY, BRANDON MERANO, FIVE ON YOUR SIDE.
>> AND IN ALTON, THINGS ARE
CHANGING IN A MATTER 4@OF HOURS
WE WATCHED TODAY IS CREWS SHUT
DOWN A STREET THAT WAS QUICKLY
OVERRUN WITH WATER.
AS ROADS CLOSE, SO DO
BUSINESSES. 4@
BUSINESSES. 4@ SOME WERE ALREADY SHUT 4@DOWN
BECAUSE THEY ARE NORMALLY
CLOSED MONDAYS.
CLOSED MONDAYS. BUT OTHERS MAY KEEP DOORS
CLOSED FOR A WHILE.
ONE BUSINESS OWNER TOLD US
PEOPLE IN ALTON KNEW THE RISKS
WHEN THEY SET UP SHOP HERE.
>> PEOPLE SAY YOU HAD TO 4@HA
KNOWN BECAUSE OF WHERE YOUR
BUSINESS WAS.
BUSINESS WAS. WE KNEW WE STOOD A CHANCE 4@OF
FLOODING.
FLOODING.
FLOODING. BUT PEOPLE DON'T EXPECT FOUR
FLOODS IN TWO YEARS.
>> WE HAVE BEEN 4@IN ALTON AL
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. COMING UP TONIGHT AT 6:00, WE
WILL HAVE A LIVE LOOK AT THE 4@
RISING RIVER.
RISING RIVER. >>> CRAIG, YOU ARE 4@ALSO
WATCHING RIVER LEVELS ACROSS
THE AREA RIGHT NOW.
IT IS A BIG 1-2 PUNCH WE HAVE
BEEN GETTING.
BEEN GETTING. SNOW MELT AND RAIN.
>> A 4@TOUGH WINTER FOR THE 4@
FOLKS UP NORTH.
NOW WE ARE BEARING THE BURDEN. @
WE KNEW LEVELS WILL BE UP AND
WE ARE SEEING IT.
NOW MORE RAIN IN THE FORECAST.
RIGHT NOW MODERATE FLOODING,
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE
MOMENT.
MOMENT.
MOMENT. YOU CAN SEE THERE WILL BE
CHANCES FOR RAIN COMING UP LATE
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.
I 4@WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE
FUTURECAST. 4@
FUTURECAST. 4@ YOU CAN SEE THE RAIN COMING.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT
MEANS TO THE LOCAL RIVERS.
HERE IS THE GENERAL OUTLOOK.
YOU KNOW THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
IS CRESTING SO4@ON IN MOST OF T
LOCATIONS ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE @
VIEWING AREA.
VIEWING AREA. IT WILL TAKE 4@A LITTLE LONGER.
ST. LOUIS WILL CREST 4@TOMORROW
CHESTER WILL CREST WEDNESDAY
INTO THURSDAY.
INTO THURSDAY. AND IT WILL CREST WITHIN A 4@FE
MINUTES OF THE CURRENT LEVELS.
NOT LOOKING AT A CRAZY DRAMATIC
RISE IN TERMS OF RIVER LEVELS
ITSELF.
ITSELF.
ITSELF. WE WILL BE WATCHING THAT THE
NEXT DAY OR SO.
THE MISSOURI RIVER 4@IS ALREADY
CRESTING.
CRESTING.
CRESTING. GOOD NEWS THEY ARE. 4@
THE THIRD POINT ON THE SCREEN,
THE RAIN THURSDAY WILL SLOW THE
THE THIRD POINT ON THE SCREEN, THE RAIN THURSDAY WILL SLOW THE@
WATER RETREATING.
WATER RETREATING. AT THIS POINT, THE WATER
FORECAST CALLS FOR THE WATER TO
CONTINUE TO RECEDE BUT IT MAY
HAVE SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
PLENTY TO WA4@TCH OVER THE 4@CO
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. >>
WEEK. >> THE FLOODWATERS ARE 4@
AFFECTING SCHOOLS.
AFFECTING SCHOOLS. THE ORCHARD FARM SCHOOL
DISTRICT IN ST. CHARLES COUNTY
SAYS IT IS MONITORING THE
SITUATION.
SITUATION. SCHOOL LEADERS ARE ASKING
PARENTS TO 4@LET THEM KNOW IF T
FLOODING HAS AFFECTED THEM.
THEY WILL TRY TO MAKE ANY
NECE4@SSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO BUS
ROUTES AND WORK WITH PARENTS TO
GET THE KIDS TO