Flood in Perry, Missouri

A death occurred when an 18-year-old girl lost control of her vehicle and went off a levee which bound backwater from the Mississippi River. This death occurred around 4:30 A.M. about 9 miles east of Portageville, Missouri. The most significant flooding occurred downriver from Cairo, including New Madrid, due mainly to a massive flood crest from the Ohio River. A Red Cross shelter was opened in East Prairie. About 30 county roads were closed, as was Big Oak Tree State Park. Several businesses along the levees were affected, including a grain elevator company. Around 50,000 sandbags were issued by the Corps Of Engineers. A drainage levee failed near Sikeston, impacting fewer than 50 homes.The Army Corps of Engineers declared a Mississippi River flood emergency and monitored levees south of Sikeston. In Mississippi County, about 114 homes were impacted by seep and impound water, with 4 homes reported with water inside.