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"We've had a couple dozen places where the river has actually risen above the level of the levees, and levees in several places south of Poplar Bluff are compromised," Sutton said.

Floods drive people from homes in Mo. 2011

In southeastern Missouri, Poplar Bluff residents began evacuating after the levee protecting the town of 17,000 breached Monday.

Storms Take a Deadly Toll Ilan Brat 2011

Danny Johnson/Associated Press The storm system that brought six inches of rain to Poplar Bluff, Mo., spawned a tornado that killed four people in Vilonia, Ark., population 3,600.

Rough Weather in the Midwest 2011

Jeff Roberson/Associated Press Eve Andrews, left, and her son Brandon walked home through shin-deep water in Poplar Bluff, Mo., Monday.

Rough Weather in the Midwest 2011

Jay Nixon ordered 200 National Guard troops to Poplar Bluff to help with flood relief.

Floods drive people from homes in Mo. 2011

Last week, a levee in the town of Poplar Bluff, Mo., breached after water from the Black River began spilling over the top of the levee.

Levee Blast Still on Track Joe Barrett 2011

Water from the rain-swollen Black River breached a levee south of Poplar Bluff, Missouri as about a foot of rain since Friday has forced more than 1,000 people to evacuate their homes, in a replay of a 2008 disaster.

Storms Take a Deadly Toll Ilan Brat 2011

Several years ago the Corps of Engineers described the levee in Poplar Bluff, Mo.—which breached in many spots this week—as "unacceptable" because of poor maintenance.

Battling Nature on the River John M. Barry 2011

Jeff Roberson/Associated Press Kasey Medley, right, surveyed the water around her home with her friend Erica Cass Tuesday morning in Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Rough Weather in the Midwest 2011