Editor's note: Updated with additional photos at 7:15 p.m. EST.

The Midwest continues to be pounded by weather that has resulted in millions of residents being on "flood watch" as the Missouri, Meramec and Mississippi Rivers reach record levels, taxing the levees designed to protect residents of Missouri and Illinois.

While the rain has stopped in many areas, the danger from the resulting flooding is just beginning.

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