Deidre Engelman thought about making a sandbag wall to keep the rising Meramec River from her St. Louis-area home, but she was out of time. The Mississippi River is expected to crest there Saturday at about 3 1/2 feet below the record from the so-called Great Flood of 1993.
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More than 100 state roads still remain under water throughout the state.
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The Meramec River broke the previous record high by more than 4 feet (1.2 metres) on Thursday morning in Valley Park, but the levee was sound and the water level quickly dropped by more than 2 feet (0.6 metre) by the afternoon. The river isn’t expected to crest until Thursday.
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Two teenagers are also missing in IL and one person is missing in Missouri, according to officials.
Other units supporting the flood response include 70th Troop Command and 157th Air Operations, Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis County; 205th Military Police Battalion, Poplar Bluff; 1140th Engineer Battalion, Cape Girardeau; and the Joint Operations Center at Joint Force Headquarters in Jefferson City.
The Mississippi River is expected to crest in Memphis, Tennessee at 42 feet on January 9. Tanker trucks brought in water, but customers were urged to conserve.
Two wastewater-treatment plants were so damaged by Meramac River floodwaters near St. Louis that raw sewage spewed into the river.
“We are breathing a bit easier”, said Sandra Cabot, director of tourism for the historic French settlement that dates to the 18th century.
“[The] Missouri National Guard has supported 14 state emergencies since 2009, including major flooding in 2011”.
More than 500 National Guard soldiers and airmen reported to Missouri for weather-related assistance, including directing traffic, providing security around breached levees and evacuated areas and helping sandbag areas. Some points along the river topped the 1993 record by just over a metre, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of homes and businesses in southwest St. Louis suburbs. But the shopping district along the lake was still open, Fire Chief Ted Martin said, adding, “it has been packed with people, and I don’t know where all of them have come from”.
“Safety is our first priority and due to rising flood waters, Exxon Mobil’s Memphis Terminal has closed its facility”, said company spokesman Todd Spitler in an email statement.
Keith Roeder leaves his trailer in the Starling Mobile Home Park with his clothing as the Meramec River continued to rise, in Arnold, Mo., on Thursday. Amtrak suspended its St. Louis-to-Kansas City route until flooding subsides.
But Steve Danner, the adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard, says more help is needed, so he asked the Iowa National Guard to also assist with the water purification effort. A spokesperson told the Associated Press that typically, 76,000 vehicles pass through the area on a daily basis.
“So that’s going to be a significant relief”, Shaunda White said.
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As flood waters spilled onto neighboring farms and residences, Tatum said the situation was “pretty dire”. Parts of those highways, including a 24-mile stretch of I-44, were closed because of flooding earlier this week.
