Rising water is threatening about 800 acres of farm land in Chariton County. The Kertz farm in Keytesville isn't far from the Mussel Fork Creek. When there's water close to the road, it's time to grab a shovel and start filling bags.

Don Koons is trying to save the Kertz farm.

"We've been trying to bar up and stopping the Chariton and Mussel Fork. It splits up our property and just trying to stop the levees from breaking," said Koons.

"Just keep filling sandbags and pray to god the levee doesn't break or doesn't overflow,"explained another worker Daniel Pegelow.

As thunder rumbles, the threat of more rain remains. That means rising waters and higher levees. MoDOT is monitoring Highway 24 as water from the Mussel Fork continues to rise. For a complete list of road closings, click on the link to the left of this article.