Forecasters are predicting minor to moderate flooding in central and eastern Missouri as heavy rains cause the Missouri River to rise up to 15 feet in coming days. Flooding has also forced transportation officials to shut down some state highways.

Ken Warbritton, a maintenance engineer with the Missouri Department of Transportation, says 292 roads were closed as of early Thursday afternoon. Most of the closed roads were in the northeast but most regions had some closures.

MODOT announced the following road closures in Northwest Missouri Thursday:

Andrew County:
Route 48 at Rosendale (One Hundred and Two River)
Route B from County Road 141 to County Road 131 (One Hundred and Two River)
Route C at Route 48 (One Hundred and Two River)

Caldwell County:
Route N one half mile south of Route A (Mud Creek)

Carroll County:
Route UU just west of County Road 230 (Big Creek)
Route D two miles east of Route DD (Wakenda Creek)
Route E from Route PP to Route D (Turkey Creek)
Route WW just south of Tina (Taterhill Creek)
Route 10 closed in two locations:
2 miles west of Carrollton (Wakenda Creek)
4 miles west of Carrollton (Moss Creek)

Chariton County:
Route 129 south of Route O (Chariton River)
Route E one mile east of Route 11 (Yellow Creek)
Route NN one mile south of Route 129 (East Fork of Chariton River)
Route O east of Route DD (Bee Branch)
Route D west of Route DD (Mussel Fork)
Route PP east of Route 129 (Middle Fork of Chariton River)

Grundy County:
Route E east of Route Z (Medicine Creek)
Route N east of Route NN (No Creek)
Route A at U.S. Hwy 65 (Thompson River)

Harrison County:
Route M west of Eagleville (West Fork Big Creek)
Route B north of Mount Moriah (Panther Creek)
Route AA just east of Big Creek Bridge (Big Creek)

Linn County:
Route C west of Route 11 (West Yellow Creek)
Route B west of Linneus (Locust Creek)
Route WW east of Marceline (Mussel Fork)

Livingston County:
Route C north of Dawn (Shoal Creek)
Route DD west of Dawn (Shoal Creek)
Route KK west of Route BB (Little Muddy)

Mercer County:
Route K west of Mercer (Weldon River)

Nodaway County:
Route U just east of Arkoe (One Hundred and Two River)

Putnam County:
Route 129 north of Route YY (Shoal Creek)
Route M east of Route E (Medicine Creek)
Route V north of U.S. Hwy 136 (Shoal Creek)
Route FF one mile south of U.S. Hwy 136 (Shoal Creek)

Sullivan County:
Route PP south of Route W (West Locust Creek)
Route E from Route W to Route K (West Locust Creek)
Route C from Route P to Route V (West Yellow Creek)

Worth County:
Route T just north of Allendale (Lotts Creek)