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Morning round-up
9:34 am
Fri July 1, 2011

Morning headlines: Friday, July 1, 2011

Credit U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Carlos J. Lazo
Water flows from the Missouri River over levee L-550, located north of Highway 136 in Atchison County, Mo., June 19, 2011. The local sponsor reported overtopping of the levee to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers the morning of June 19.
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Obama issues federal emergency declaration

President Barack Obama has issued a federal emergency declaration for Missouri because of flooding along the Missouri River system and flash floods in the northeast. Gov. Jay Nixon says his request for the declaration was granted Thursday.

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Flooding
2:40 pm
Tue June 28, 2011

Nixon seeks emergency declaration for Missouri due to flooding

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Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon.
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Gov. Jay Nixon is seeking a federal emergency declaration for the state because of flooding along the Missouri River system and flash floods in the northeast.

The governor made the request Tuesday in a letter to President Barack Obama.

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Missouri River Flooding
5:49 pm
Mon June 27, 2011

Three levees overtopped along Mo. river, more flooding expected

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A map of the path of the Missouri River.
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The massive amount of water flowing south and east along the Missouri River will begin to flood portions of central Missouri this Independence Day holiday weekend.

The Missouri River at Jefferson City is forecast to rise by six feet and reach 29 feet as early as Thursday, just a foot shy of the top of the city's north levee.  Jim Kramper with the National Weather Service office in St. Louis expects the capital city's flood threat to remain at moderate.

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