Heavy rains cause flooding in Missouri (14 images)

The Gateway Arch in St. Louis sits in the near record flood waters of the Mississippi River taken from East St. Louis, Illinois on December 30, 2015. Flooding statewide from three straight days of rain has caused evaucations, road closures and thirteen deaths. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

A boat cruises an area that is normally land near the Meramec River in Eureka, Missouri on December 30, 2015. Flooding statewide from three straight days of rain has caused evaucations, road closures and thirteen deaths. Photo by Theresa Arnett/UPI

Crews from Metropolitian Sewer District survey the River Des Peres prior to flooding in St. Louis on December 29, 2015. Statewide, thirteen people have died due to flooding that may equal or surpass the Great Flood of 1993. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

A volunteer puts a sandbag on plastic as a wall is built to stop flood waters on the River Des Peres in St. Louis on December 29, 2015. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI