In preparation for flooding along the Missouri River corridor, Governor Kim Reynolds has issued an emergency disaster declaration for five southwest Iowa counties along the river.
The Army Corps of Engineers has deployed four surveillance teams to check levies along the Missouri River, but the Corps is predicting minor to moderate flooding along the Missouri below Sioux City.
The Missouri River in the Omaha/Council Bluffs metro is expected to crest sometime Wednesday night or Thursday morning. The crest as the river exits Iowa near Nebraska City is expected to occur on Thursday night.