Those heights are still well below the 60 feet needed to push the water over the levee , Liddell said . Claire McCaskill counties are declared federal disaster areas . Sen. Eleven Mississippi calls it `` an epic flood '' Water from the Mississippi River floods 16 miles of farmland . Heavy rains have caused massive flooding from Minnesota to Minnesota .
Claire McCaskill counties are declared federal disaster areas . Sen. Eleven Mississippi calls it `` an epic flood '' Water from the Mississippi River floods 16 miles of farmland . Heavy rains have caused massive flooding from Minnesota to Minnesota .