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Missouri, so a lot of people are happy that's open. this reservoir is having a hard time flowing back into the mississippi because the mississippi river itself is flooded. the town of st. girardeau is going to see a record flood. however, it's protected by a floodwall. the flood stage there is 32 feet. today the river is at 86.86 feet. that's the highest its ever been. it's on its way up to 50 feet there. that floodwall can handle that, 95% of the city is protected, but 5% isn't. so there's a problem there, but elsewhere across the state, the water is draining away, but the misery is left behi...

Closing due to dangerous amounts of water accumulating on the roads. >> what are you seeing there? >> reporter: good morning. yeah, even before we sought overnight rains that we got here, roads like this one were already flooded out, already shut down, and residents here have been on edge. relentless rain pounding parts of the plains. causing severe flash flooding in oklahoma. in wichita falls, texas, truckloads of sand continued arriving on saturday as volunteers worked round the clock to fill up the bags. all in an effort to help residents in low-lying areas that are scrambling to prepare fo...

>> relentless rain pounding parts of the plains. causing severe flash flooding in oklahoma. in wichita falls, texas, truck loads of sand continued arriving on saturday as volunteers work around the clock to fill up the bags. all in an effort to help residents in low-lying areas who are scrambling to prepare for what could turn out to be a record flood. city leaders on alert. >> we'll have to wait and see how this progresses. >> water line would be about from the edge there maybe about 12 inches down. that's about as max as it usually gets. >> reporter: tom becker and his wife are among the hun...

Residents in shelters right now and trying to figure out their intermediate and long-term housing needs. so we have quite an uphill battle ahead of us. we had a great community in hays county. some amazing first responders and volunteer organizations that are helping had. it's hard hard because it's a record flood for our area. >> 1,000 people in shelters you put it help us understand the curfew that will go into effect tonight. why is that and what will and how will it protect? >> it is really for public safety concerns. we have so many areas damaged just now in the late afternoon being able ...

Worried. >> there has to be less than 2007 and unfortunately the whiter can be higher than 2007. mark good morning, what is it like in wichita falls on the ground there? >> reporter: hi, alex. you can see here the rising floodwaters that are moving pretty quick. we are a half mile from the downtown area. this is actually supposed to be a bike path but now it's under water. there's a sign out there under water with a bench that you can hardly see now. the officials have thought that they were going to face a moderate flood to end pretty quickly, but then they got the shocking news that you show...