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>> reporter: still it will be a welcome sign for so many, anxious for the recover troy begin here. the congary river is already above flood level in many areas. including here in columbia. the rain is letting up right now. it's going to continue throughout the day but even so, the water is still climbing. a flood warning along the river has been extended through tuesday evening here. that's the latest live in columbia, amy, back to you. >> thank you so much. let's bring in nbc meteorologist bill carkarins. almost biblical in proportions. >> yes. the storm system itself sat there and lingered. ...

Breaking news tonight, the flooding waters are receding but an additional fatality confirmed in houston. some of the devastation that rose three times above the flood level in three hours and there was no stopping it. anyone in its wake was in trouble. and including one mother who was on the phone with her sister. but first a background. >> in women-- in texas, this blanco river, flooding catastrophically after huge amounts of rain and still a violent current. >> our community has been devastated by a tsunami of water, a historic tsunami of water that came down the blanco

Back-up power below flood level. the sir cuts got wet. all power went out and it wam, you know, very unbearable. everything in american hochts these days relies on electricity. they have to decide who to save first. they had about 2,000 people in the hospital, about 250 patients. here, a year ago in new york city, we have hospitals that were vulnerable to flooding and we had a storm surge. many of our hospitals in new york city were there. we haven't learned all that we needed to learn and applied that. >> after that happening down in new orleans, what's the take -- what sticks with you most a...

Stage here is 21 feet. this week, they reached 34 feet. it is the fifth-highest level ever in the history of illinois and west alton, missouri, two miles from here. lots of damage -- the mill is closed here. businesses behind me are closed and also big money-maker, the river boat casino is closed. but this is not the worst they have ever seen. that was 20 years ago, the great flood of 1993. i was actually here in alton, covering it. i was a child then. relatively speaking. but it was much more serious. 42 feet. and that was the highest flood level they've ever had here in alton. so far, the mo...

Ever in the history of alton, illinois, and across the rest in west alton, which is just two miles from here. lots of damage -- the mill is closed here. businesses behind me are closed and also big money-maker, the river boat casino is closed. but this is not the worst they have ever seen. that was 20 years ago, the great flood of 1993. i was actually here in alton, covering it. i was a child then. relatively speaking. but it was much more serious. 42 feet. and that was the highest flood level they've ever had here in alton. so far, the most important news, no casualties whatsoever. but right ...