Severe floods hit Missouri as US storms sweep north
Floodwater from the Bourbeuse River surrounds a McDonald's restaurant on Tuesday in Union, Missouri. Floods in Missouri forced hundreds of residents out of their homes after four days of storms sent rivers to record levels, killing at least 13- A resident walks around her flooded property Monday in Eureka. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency due to wide spread flooding around the state that has closed many roads after a storm system dropped more than half a foot
- The Bourbeuse River crested on Tuesday at an all-time record in Union, Missouri, after flooding about 25 homes, nine businesses and the city's sewer system, Mayor Mike Livengood said.
- At the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, about 32 km north of St. Louis, residents of the towns West Alton and Arnold were told to evacuate on Tuesday. Arnold residents scrambled to find hotels or move to shelters.
- The driver of a pickup truck crosses a flooded section of road Monday in Eureka. Missouri has been pounded by downpours since Saturday, and forecasters warned that its major rivers could crest between Wednesday and Saturday at records.
- Volunteers form a human chain as they help load sandbags in St. Louis. More than 40 people across the country have died of weather-related causes during the Christmas holidays in the past week.
- Residents move items to higher ground. A week of chaotic weather continued throughout the United States as a storm system that spawned deadly tornadoes in the Midwest and Southwest pushed north.
Floodwater from the Bourbeuse River surrounds a McDonald's restaurant on Tuesday in Union, Missouri. Floods in Missouri forced hundreds of residents out of their homes after four days of storms sent rivers to record levels, killing at least 13
Severe floods hit Missouri as US storms sweep north
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