Emergency managers in southeast Missouri are monitoring a levee at Poplar Bluff after torrential rains caused significant flooding along the Black River.

Butler County emergency management director Robbie Myers says a levee breached Tuesday in a rural area near Poplar Bluff, swamping hundreds of acres of farmland but causing only limited damage to structures.

More concerning was the fact that water was overtopping a levee in and near Poplar Bluff, a town of about 17,000 residents not far from the Arkansas border. Myers says that if the levee breaches, 100 people will have to be evacuated.

Butler County received 7 inches of rain over the weekend and Monday, with some reports of up to 11 inches. Thunderstorms are in the forecast again for Friday and Saturday.

Heavy Rains Bring Flooding To Midwest
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