ST. LOUIS — All of the rain that has been falling over the last few days is causing major flood problems across the St. Louis metro area.
The rising river has already shut down businesses along the Mississippi River.
On Friday, the Coast Gaurd closed a portion of the Mississippi River to all vessel traffic from mile marker 179 to 184 due to "extremely high water levels."
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker declared a state disaster for 34 counties along the Mississippi and Illinois, including Jersey, St. Clair, Monroe and Madison counties.
Jefferson County, Mo.
On Saturday, the Jefferson County Police Department made a list of all the roads that are closed in the area due to flooding.
Click here to view the list.
West Alton, Mo./Alton, Ill.
Alton is already dealing with a lot of the same flooding problems.
The rising river has already closed parts of the southbound lanes of Highway 67.
West Alton is under a voluntary evacuation. The city is doing all it can to prevent flooding including building a six-foot wall with each block standing two feet.
The Argosy Casino is expected to close at 5 p.m. Friday because of the flooding.
Grafton, Ill.
Road closures and businesses closing their doors are just some of the problems facing residents in Grafton.
Route 100 in Illinois is shut down.
Lincoln County, Mo.
Lincoln County Emergency Management said water has toppled over the levee at the Winfield Ferry. Emergency officials urge the public to stay away from the levee out of safety.
Officials also issued a voluntary evacuation for residents who live in Foley, Winfield Acres and East Winfield.
Sandbagging operations began at the Winfield Foley Fire Protection District station one at 7 a.m. Friday.
Volunteers were out on Friday helping with sandbagging. Even a little girl was helping out.
Non-violent inmates are expected to be out all day helping with sandbagging efforts along Big Box Road in Lincoln County.
Clarksville, Mo.
Residents in Clarksville are also dealing with flooding issues.
Water is covering the main highway in town.
People who live there said they haven't seen flooding like this in more than a decade.
Hundreds of volunteers have been filling up sandbags.
Winfield, Il.
Water flowed over Winfield's main levee Friday – same as it did in neighboring Foley – and soon volunteers rushed in too.
Every shovel and every set of hands is working to fill sandbags and send them upstream.
Teams of volunteers are filling in the low spaces of the Pin Oak Levee.
Portage Des Sioux, Mo.
By Sunday, the only way for some people in St. Charles County to get out of town will be by boat. And it's a race against the clock in Portage Des Sioux.
The river is expected to crest at 31-feet-7-inches, more than a foot higher than the town’s levee can hold.
With water threatening to turn their town into an island the community is doing all they can to keep the water at bay.
That includes the St. Charles County Ambulance District setting up this mobile medical center that will help provide care to anyone who needs it.
