on the illinois side, i have friends there. i know they've had flooding over the years. are conditions there supposed to get worse before they get better in west alton? >> reporter: yeah. because the next thing that's going to happen is even though the water is going down the weather is going to move in. tomorrow more rain is anticipated. what's going to be crucial is how much rain, where will that rain fall, especially to the north, and is there going to be wind as well was you see, the water is at the top of a lot of these levees. if you get the wind, if you get the wave action, it's going to have more of a kind of corrosive effect. it will erode even more and weaken the structures that right now are already showing signs of weakness. so it is really going to be a time when people are going to watch the water and watch the sky, anderson. >> all right, martin, we'll continue checking with you throughout this hour. the death toll climbed again today in the tornado that struck el reno, oklahoma on friday night. it now stands at 19. as for the tornado itself, it now has the terrible distinction of being the widest on record and one of the most powerful as well. chad myers is in el reno now,