A Platte County Sheriff officer checks the water level of the Platte River near Tracy, Mo., Thursday, May 10, 2007. Missouri 92 is closed at Platte City because of high water. Inmates joined the National Guard in sandbagging efforts Thursday as floodwater crept toward homes and businesses across northwest and central Missouri.
Flood water from the Missouri River soaks railroad tracks, Thursday, May 10, 2007, south of Carrollton, Mo.
John Cole places sandbags to protect his home from floodwaters of the Grand River in Chillicothe, Mo., Wednesday, May 9, 2007. Parts of Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma were drenched by up to eight inches of rain over the weekend. Flood water topped at least 20 levees protecting low-lying communities along the Missouri River and other nearby streams, authorities said.
A hand-lettered sign rests against thousands of sand bags Wednesday, May 9, 2007, in Hartsburg, Mo. About one hundred volunteers filled the bags in anticipation of Missouri River flooding. If needed, town residents will use the bags to reinforce levees.
Mike Langwell, right, and Chris Ruppel of the Mautino Cycle Center use a canoe to search for a wheel barrow and fuel tank that floated away in floodwaters they say is four inches shy of 1993 flood levels in the Grand River in Chillicothe, Mo., Wednesday, May 9, 2007.
A car sits outside a home flooded by the Grand River in Chillicothe, Mo., Wednesday, May 9, 2007. Stretches of highway have been closed and thousands of people have been evacuated because of flooding caused by the large weekend storm system that spawned the tornado that devastated Greensburg, Kan.
Cattle cross a water-covered dike northwest of Haven, Kan., Tuesday, May 8, 2007, as the Arkansas River floods.
Flooding along the Missouri River is seen Tuesday, May 8, 2007, near St. Joseph, Mo. Several farm levies have failed but none of the Army Corp of Engineer levies have failed thus far. Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt toured the area in a Missouri National Guard helicopter and declared a state of emergency and called in the National Guard.
Russell Ellis, center, disembarks from the boat of Harold Shanks, left, in Rosendale, Mo., Tuesday, May 8, 2007. Ellis said his home wasn't damaged by flood water but that the town is only accessible by boat. John Flora, second from left, was on board to check the condition of his machine shop at the edge of the flood waters.
Flooding along the Missouri River caused some damage at a sand plant along the banks as the river crested at 1 p.m., on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, in St Joseph, Mo.
The Willow Park Veterinary Clinic remains closed Tuesday, May 8, 2007, in Missouri Valley, Iowa. About 50 structures remain flooded in the Southwest Iowa town after weekend storms caused widespread flooding.
Sandbaggers load a truck along the Katy Trail in Rocheport, Mo., Tuesday May 8, 2007.
Bryan Hopkins takes a breather from loading sandbags in Rocheport, Mo., on Tuesday May 8, 2007.
Flood waters creep across farmland Tuesday, May 8, 2007, in the northwest portion of the state near St. Joseph, Mo.
Keith Wilson, with 17-month-old son Noah WIlson looking on, works with others to fill sandbags along the Katy Trail, Tuesday, May 8, 2007, during efforts to hold back floodwaters in Rocheport, Mo.
An unidentified youth pushes his bicycle in floodwaters in Beatrice, Neb., which is threatened by the rising waters of the Big Blue River, Monday, May 7, 2007. Gage County was among the hardest-hit areas after the Big Blue River came over its banks.
A stop sign is barely visible in the flooded Chautaqua Park, in Beatrice, Neb., Monday, May 7, 2007. Rising waters in southeast Nebraska prompted road closures and sandbagging efforts Monday following days of heavy rain in the region.