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A driver tries Thursday to drive on a submerged portion of Mississippi Highway 465 on his way to Eagle Lake, near Vicksburg, Miss., before rising flood waters stopped him. Residents along Mississippi River tributaries are evacuating ahead of the possible record flooding. (Associated Press)

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The rising waters of Lake Ferguson flood the Greenville Yacht Club on Thursday and are forcing the evacuation of its neighbor the Lighthouse Point Casino, in Greenville, Miss. (Associated Press)

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Thousands of people from Illinois to Louisiana have been forced from their homes, and anxiety is rising along with the rivers, though some of the most severe flooding has yet to hit. High water already threatens a house in Paducah, Ky., on the Ohio River.

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The Bornquist model at Bayside is priced from $339,990 and has 2,223 square feet. NV Homes is building approximately 1,400 town homes and single-family homes in the Delaware community.

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D.R. Horton is building 86 single-family homes on 6,000-square-foot sites at Brinkley Manor in New Market. The Monroe model, with 2,898 square feet, is priced from $339,990.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Homes along the Mississippi River in Paducah, Ky., are inundated as a result of record flooding. Residents downstream of Missouri's Birds Point levee were evacuated after the Army Corps of Engineers ordered the breach of a levee.

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Residents affected by the tornado come to receive help at the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) disaster recovery center at the Ashley Furniture Store in Fultondale, Ala. on Monday. The center is one of six set up in four Alabama counties. (Associated Press/The Birmingham News, Michelle Campbell)

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Recently planted corn struggles to grow in a rain-soaked field near Farmingdale, Ill., where seemingly endless wet weather is testing the patience of many farmers. "Last year at this time, they were almost wrapping up here," farmer Kevin Baird said. (Associated Press)

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Lightning touches down on the Louisiana side of the Mississippi River early Wednesday before finding its way to Vicksburg, Miss., bringing heavy rain and winds with it. At least four deaths were reported in Mississippi. (AP Photo/The Vicksburg Post, Bryant Hawkins)

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Allen Hartfield walks past downed electric lines on County Road 101 in Oxford, Miss., on Wednesday. A spate of severe storms downed trees, as well as power lines, with deadly effect in Mississippi. AP Photo/Oxford Eagle, Bruce Newman)

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People examine damage in Vilonia, Ark., on Tuesday after a tornado hit the area late Monday. The National Weather Service office in North Little Rock sent survey teams to Vilonia to investigate the damage from Monday's storm.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Kasey Medley (right) stands on the front porch of her flooded home with her friend, Erica Cass, on Tuesday in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Powerful storms have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri.

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Kasey Medley (right) stands on the front porch of her flooded home with her friend, Erica Cass, on Tuesday in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Powerful storms that swept through the nation's midsection have pushed river levels to dangerous heights and are threatening to flood several towns in Missouri.

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An employee of a Georgetown waterfront restaurant tosses beer bottles into a trash bin outside the Washington Harbour complex Thursday. Because of water damage from flooding, the restaurants have been forced to discard food, beverages and equipment. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Cleanup along the Georgetown waterfront at the Washington Harbour complex (top) in the District continued Thursday, following flooding earlier in the week. Teams from a property-restoration firm power-wash the deck below the waterfront's restaurants. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Jesus Gillian (left) and Boly Vasquez, who both work for Cabanas restaurant on the Georgetown waterfront, toss wine bottles into a trash bin Thursday. Water damage from massive flooding earlier in the week forced restaurants to discard food, furniture and more. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)