ST. LOUIS - Residents in parts of southwestern Iowa were forced out of their homes Sunday as a torrent of Missouri River water flowed over and through levees. Heavy rainfall and snowmelt forced river levels across several Midwestern states to dangerous levels. (Scott P. ( Rockford Register Star via AP / Yates ) Nearly 3,000 feet of Offutt Air Force Base's runway is covered by the flooding Missouri River Sunday, March 17, 2015, in Bellevue, Neb. Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes in Nebraska and Iowa as levees succumbed to the rush of water. Moderate Mississippi River flooding was expected at several Missouri cities, including St. Louis.

Source: thestar March 17, 2019 16:18 UTC