Eleven Mississippi counties are declared federal disaster areas . CNN 's Michael Martinez contributed to this report . Sen. Claire McCaskill calls it `` an epic flood '' Water from the Mississippi River floods hundreds of square miles of farmland . The river is expected to crest at record levels in some places on Saturday, and more than a foot could fall by Sunday morning as high water pushes into low-lying areas.
Eleven Mississippi counties are declared federal disaster areas . Sen. Claire McCaskill calls it `` an epic flood '' Water from the Mississippi River floods hundreds of square miles of farmland . The river is expected to crest at record levels in some places on Saturday, and more than a foot could fall by Sunday morning as high water pushes into low-lying areas.