6:58 AM
The flood waters in Keithsburg are unimaginable. I took a tour of the area on Friday the 20th. The water levels are in places that never came close to hitting in 1993. Mercer County has been declared a disaster area.
The cost so far has hit 1.5 billion dollars. That is expected to climb in the coming weeks. The supplies for Keithsburg were coming in on Friday.
I heard reports that 7000 acres of farm land were underwater, that mainly south of Mercer County. A friend of mine was in Gladstone yesterday and several farmers have cleared out their equipment before the flood waters came. At least the rain has held off, but the water has to recede much more before pumping can begin.