A flyer signaling a home is safe for re-entry is pasted above sandbags after days of flooding in Pacific, Mo. on Jan. 1, 2016.

Debris and water cover Emma Smith's kitchen floor after days of flooding in Pacific, Mo. on Jan. 1, 2016.

Residents pile ruined furniture, appliances and clothes along the street for disposal crews to pick up after last week's flooding from the south fork of the Sangamon River, Jan. 3, 2016, in Kincaid, Ill.

Petersburg, Ill., Mayor John Stiltz climbs the nearly 2,000-foot long wall erected to protect the town's business district from the Sangamon River on Jan. 2, 2016.

The flooded basement is seen in the home of Emma Smith in Pacific, Mo. on Jan. 1, 2016.

People use a canoe to navigate a flooded street on Dec. 31, 2015, in Arnold, Mo.

Steven Schuck takes a tour of the Starling Mobile Home Park in Arnold, Mo., Dec. 31, 2015.

Houses are seen flooded by the Meremac River on Dec. 31, 2015 after Fenton, Mo. experienced record rainfall.

Keith Roeder leaves his trailer in the Starling Mobile Home Park in Arnold, Mo. on Dec. 31, 2015.

Highway 141 is seen completely submerged in floodwater from the Meremac River on Dec. 31, 2015 in Arnold, Mo.

Floodwater is seen approaching on the campus of Eureka High School, Dec. 31, 2015 in Eureka, Mo.

Paul Dusablon and Richard Kotva row from the gas station at Springdale Park after helping the owner move electronics off the floor inside the convenience store, in Fenton, Mo., Dec. 30, 2015.

In this aerial photo, homes are surrounded by floodwater, Dec. 30, 2015, in Pacific, Mo.

John Tosti, owner of Tosti's Transmission wades in the water after inspecting his business as it takes on floodwater, Dec. 30, 2015, in Fenton, Mo.

A Fenton firefighter puts a vehicle into neutral to remove it from floodwater in Fenton, Mo., Dec. 30, 2015.

Water Street is seen fully submerged as the Meremac River rises into the town, Dec. 30, 2015 in Fenton, Mo.

The High Ridge Fire Department performs a water rescue to evacuate a stranded resident, Dec. 30, 2015, in Eureka, Mo.

In this aerial photo, flood water covers Interstate 44 in Valley Park, Mo, Dec 30, 2015.

A man removes debris from a business, Dec. 30, 2015, in Fenton, Mo.

A gas station is completely submerged on Route 141, Dec. 30, 2015, in Fenton, Mo.

A home is completely submerged in Fenton, Missouri, Dec. 30, 2015.

Saline Valley Fire Protection District firefighters helped four people and three dogs escape a flooded mobile home, Dec. 30, 2015, in Fenton, Mo.

Gravios Road is fully submerged at the Sunset Hills, Missouri city line, Dec. 30, 2015, in Fenton, Mo.

Farmland adjacent to Highway 67 in West Alton remains flooded on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. Residents of West Alton, Mo. evacuated as climbing water threatened exit routes.

Volunteer pass sandbags to set a make shift sand bag levee across from Ardent Mills in Alton, Ill on Dec. 30, 2015. Flood water near the Ardent Mills got close to historic flood level of 1973.

Farm land next to Mintert Road in West Alton remains flooded on Dec. 30, 2015 . Residents of West Alton, Mo. evacuated as climbing water threatened exit routes in town.

Flood water accumulated behind a make shift levee is pumped on State Street in Alton, Ill.

Ed Benz walks through a flooded basement of New Frontiers Home & Garden Furnishings in Alton, Ill. on Dec. 30, 2015. The basement of the store was vacated after it began flooding a few days earlier.

Jason Murphy a fills sandbag using an Environmental Bagging System. "The machine produced over 6000 bags in one evening", said Alan Dunstan, an official at Madison County, Ill.

Flood water near the Ardent Mills get close to historic flood level of 1973. The black band on the silo wall indicates the level of water during the April 28, 1973 floods.

Volunteers take a break after working hard to keep the floodwaters out on Dec. 30, in Alton, Ill. Alton sits near the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, both of which began to flood their banks earlier in the week.

Flood waters from the nearby Meramec River fill the traffic lanes of I-44 and Missouri Route 141 near Valley Park, Missouri, Dec. 30, 2015.

Water flows off the Interstate 44 exit ramp at Highway 141 in Fenton, a suburb of St. Louis, Dec. 30, 2015.

A view of North Church Street where several homes near Flat Creek were flooded, Dec. 29, 2015 in Union, Mo.

Traffic moved slowly along the Turnpike Spur in Falmouth, Dec. 29, 2015, as the first snowstorm of the season hit Maine.

Nick Buonanno, Braden Haskell and Kurt Wenzel help a motorist who became stuck in a snowbank at the corner of Mile Road and Church Street in Wells during the first snow storm of the season, Dec. 29, 2015, in Wells, Maine.

Spring River flooding Sunday displaced William Stanley and his extended family from their trailer homes in Kendricktown, an unincorporated community in Jasper County just north of Carthage, Mo., Dec. 29, 2015.

West Alton Fire Department Lt. T.J. Ehmler, 30, helps retrieve a partially submerged car in floodwater on Highway 94 near St. Louis Street , Dec. 29, 2015 in St. Louis.

Submerged roads and houses are seen after several days of heavy rain led to flooding, in an aerial view over Union, Mo., Dec. 29, 2015.

This photo shows a northern view of 1st Street where homes were flooded, Dec. 29, 2015, in Pacific, Mo. Torrential rains over the past several days pushed already swollen rivers and streams to virtually unheard-of heights in parts of Missouri and Illinois.

Volunteers create and load sandbags on the banks of the River Des Peres, Dec. 29, 2015 in St. Louis. The St. Louis area and surrounding region are bracing for record flood crests of the Mississippi, Missouri and Meremac Rivers after days of record rainfall.

Mark Diehl, left, and Dale Atchley move items to higher ground at the Fenton Feed Mill, Dec. 29, 2015, in Fenton, Mo.

Floodwater from the Bourbeuse River surrounds a McDonald's restaurant, Dec. 29, 2015, in Union, Mo. Flooding across Missouri has forced the closure of hundreds of roads and threatened homes.

Debris and a damaged car are pictured at the Lake Village West apartment complex from a tornado in Garland, Texas, Dec. 28, 2015.

Volunteers secure the Ovilla Road Church of the Nazarene in Glenn Heights, Texas, Dec. 28, 2015.

A heavily damaged apartment complex is seen in the aftermath of a tornado in Garland, Texas, Dec. 28, 2015.

A destroyed apartment complex is seen in the aftermath of a tornado in Garland, Texas, Dec. 28, 2015.

A heavily damaged apartment complex is seen in the aftermath of a tornado in Garland, Texas, Dec. 28, 2015.

Two cars are submerged in floodwater in a park in Kimmswick, Mo., Dec. 28, 2015.

A heavily damaged area is seen in the aftermath of a tornado in Rowlett, Texas, Dec. 28, 2015.

A heavily damaged area is seen in the aftermath of a tornado in Rowlett, Texas, Dec. 27, 2015.

Andrea Simpson wades through water as she goes back to her house in Courtland, Ala., after checking if the barn was safe for her horses to spend the night in, Dec. 26, 2015.

A Christmas tree lies in the wreckage of a family's home in the aftermath of a tornado in Rowlett, Texas, Dec. 27, 2015.

Stranded motorists wait for a tow truck in the median of Interstate 29 about three miles north of Brookings, S.D., Dec. 26, 2015.

A building is submerged by the Pea River as people wait to cross in to downtown on Highway 84 bridge, Dec. 26, 2015 in Elba, Ala.

Damaged vehicles and houses are seen after Saturday's tornado spread out in Rowlett, Texas, Dec. 27, 2015.

A damaged house is seen after Saturday's tornado in Rowlett, Texas, Dec. 27, 2015.

An emergency vehicle drives through a neighborhood in Rowlett, Texas, Dec. 27, 2015, the morning after it was struck by a tornado.

Water surrounds a gazebo in a backyard on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2015, in Madison County, Ala.

Michael Downard stands outside his house in Rowlett, Texas, Dec. 27, 2015, the morning after it was struck by a tornado.

Snow blankets Marsha Sharp Freeway on U.S. Highway 82, Dec. 27, 2015, in Lubbock, Texas.

Emergency officials transport James Simmons by boat because water over Byler Road prevented them from reaching him in Moulton, Ala., Dec. 25, 2015.

Lightning illuminates a house after a tornado touched down in Jefferson County, Ala., damaging several houses, Dec. 25, 2015, in Birmingham, Ala.

A heavily damaged area is seen Dec. 27, 2015 in the aftermath of a tornado in Rowlett, Texas.

A heavily damaged house is seen in the aftermath of a tornado in Rowlett, Texas, Dec. 27, 2015. An 81-year old grandmother and her two dogs survived the storm inside this house.

Drivers experience near whiteout conditions in Lubbock, Texas, Dec. 27, 2015.

A house is under water on the banks of the Pea River in Elba, Alabama, Dec. 26, 2015.