Already , governors in Missouri , Illinois and Kentucky have declared emergencies , as have local officials in several counties . Red Cross official : ` ` There 's a lot of U - turn ##ers parked in cars ready to go '' Warning : flooding in Kentucky and Missouri could eclipse records set in 1937 . Illinois and Kentucky governors warn of the potential for ` ` historic flooding '' Police evacuate parts of Butler County , Missouri , after a levee breaks there .
Red Cross official : ` ` There 's a lot of U - turn ##ers parked in cars ready to go '' Warning : flooding in Kentucky and Missouri could eclipse records set in 1937 . Illinois and Kentucky governors warn of the potential for ` ` historic flooding '' Police evacuate parts of Butler County , Missouri , after a levee breaks there .