The National Weather Service is keeping an eye on the Moreau River in Cole County. Minor flooding can cause major problems.

Some see severe weather as a box in the corner of the television screens. To Barry and Ronda Schaefer, severe weather determines getting in and out of Jefferson City.

"I'm prepared for this, and if there was anything I needed to get before this was going to happen, I would be going now and getting back," said Schaefer.

She runs a Montessori School and said sometimes the high water levels keep students from getting to class.

"In the past we have had flood waters over Tanner Bridge Road and it was impassible," said Ronda. "Some parents chose to come anyway. Some make it and some don't."

Schaefer and the students are on spring break, and if the river floods as forecasted, the students could be out of school even longer, because the river isn't close to cresting. While some can wade through the water, many don't because of the water's force.

"For the public, we always try to tell you, don't drive across moving water," said Cole County Sheriff Greg White. "It takes very little water moving at any speed at all to take a vehicle and move it off the pavement."

The Schaefers said they can survive on their land for a few weeks, but it could get pretty lonely.