🌱 Which Ewing-area road is flooded and why MoDOT says turn around
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- Which Ewing-area road is flooded and why MoDOT says turn around
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- Sunday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Several roads closed in Northeast Missouri due to flooding (wgem.com) — Flooding has closed MO-156 where Grassy Creek has overflowed about a mile west of Ewing, and MoDOT has posted signs warning drivers to turn around. Officials urge Ewing-area residents to avoid driving through standing water, slow down around work crews, and watch for downed trees and washed-out sections of roadway. 
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