The levees are holding and there were no breaches overnight, according to the Poplar Bluff Police Department.
Lieutenant Dave Sutton said there are 35-40 spots where water is leaking but the overall feeling is cautiously optimistic this morning.
County Road 607 has been sandbagged by the street department Sutton said it is about 90 percent controlled.
He said the water patrol had 59 water rescues over night Monday. About 1,000 people were displaced Tuesday morning and 230 people are at the Black River Coliseum.
Butler County Presiding Commissioner Ed Strenfel says many county roads are washed out, but crews were coming in at 6 a.m. to start work on some of them.
"We pray it will hold," Strenfel said.
He says anything could happen.
No injuries have been reported. Highway WW or Ditch Road is closed from 5th Overpass Street to Highway 53.
Sutton said it rained five inches in Poplar Bluff just Monday. He warns residents not to let their guard down yet, the water has gone down a small amount but more rain is in the forecast for Tuesday night.
There is a Red Cross Shelter for evacuees at the Black River Coliseum.
The Black River Coliseum is accepting pets. They've brought in kennels to house them.
Lieutenant Dave Sutton said there are 35-40 spots where water is leaking but the overall feeling is cautiously optimistic this morning.
County Road 607 has been sandbagged by the street department Sutton said it is about 90 percent controlled.
He said the water patrol had 59 water rescues over night Monday. About 1,000 people were displaced Tuesday morning and 230 people are at the Black River Coliseum.
Butler County Presiding Commissioner Ed Strenfel says many county roads are washed out, but crews were coming in at 6 a.m. to start work on some of them.
"We pray it will hold," Strenfel said.
He says anything could happen.
Sutton said it rained five inches in Poplar Bluff just Monday. He warns residents not to let their guard down yet, the water has gone down a small amount but more rain is in the forecast for Tuesday night.
There is a Red Cross Shelter for evacuees at the Black River Coliseum.
The Black River Coliseum is accepting pets. They've brought in kennels to house them.
