Southeast Missouri Flooding

Here are a few selects from my days in early May in southeast Missouri covering the flooding for Rural Missouri.



Waters from the Mississippi River inundate a home near New Madrid. With more than 25 to 30 inches of rain in two weeks, every creek, ditch and river filled up with water throughout most of southeast Missouri.



Flooding near Naylor, Missouri.



Rising floodwaters forced farmer Dewey Inman to house his goats in the only dry piece of land he had - inside his grain silo.



Sandbags became the norm for Bootheel decor, especially in Caruthersville, where the Mississippi River crested just inches away from flooding the small, river town.



The town of Morehouse, near Sikeston, sits underwater.

2011 Flooding

A video piece I did for Rural Missouri on the historic flooding in southeast Missouri this spring. Heavy rains around Poplar Bluff and Mississippi County caused quite the problems for farmers and residents in some of the most precious farmlands and scenic landscapes.

Spring Thunderstorms

After a wave of hard rains rolled through the area, the skies sort of cleared to give way to an unreal sunset north of Hermann along Highway 19.







Sorry for haven't posting anything for a while. Been kind of swamped...literally...with flood coverage down in the Bootheel the last month. Will be posting flood photos soon and a video piece

Rocky Falls

This past week I was down in Eminence for a tour of the elk holding pens and restoration area at Peck Ranch Conservation Area for a story. Excited to see where the first elk will be in Missouri since before the Civil War.

So before the tour, had free time to check out Rocky Falls. Have been here a bunch before, but never seen it flowing this much. Also, great to shoot it from the other side of the bank. Had to scurry around the rocks and cross on a downed tree. Not the greatest light but still great to check this place out.

Washington DC - Cherry Blossum Festival

Was recently in Washington DC for a the New Co-op Communicators Conference at NRECA. Had a great time and met some amazing people while learning about all our cooperatives offer nationwide. Lucked out in that the famous cherry trees were in almost full bloom around the Tidal Basin of the Capital Mall. Always wanted to see these gnarly trees in bloom and was glad I did. It was amazing. It was also the biggest Melvin collection ever. Sooooo many clowns with DSLRs thinking they are "photographers."

High School Playoffs - Women's Final Four

St. Joseph;s Academy of St. Louis versus Blue Springs South of Kansas City in the Missouri State High School Athletics Association semifinal game of the women's championship.