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cbs's nicole valdes is there tonight.ces us to residents trapped in a rising tide of uncertainty. >> reporter: the first time luis davila has had to navigate troubled waters this dee just to get to his front door. >> watch yourself. there's ice. it's hard to do this, to live like this. >> reporter: how many acres of land do you have? how much of that seven and a half acres is flooded? >> seven. only half, where my house is at. >> reporter: home for more than 20 years, most of davila's clarksville neighborhood is still underwater after a record 8 inches of rainfall over the weekend. just two doors down... >> it got a little bit over a foot tall right here. >> reporter: everything in austin and jenna kerr's basement is getting thrown out after soaking in a foot of water. >> my wedding dress was down there. that has sentimental value because that's my wedding dress. >> reporter: the thought of what's next terrifies jenna, a soon-to-be first-time mom. are you worried about bringing your child home knowing that this could happ

nicole valdes spoke with residents who are still figuring out how to move forward. >> reporter: it'sd waters this deep just to get to his front door. >> it's ice. >> yeah. >> it's hard to do this, to live like this. >> reporter: how many acres of land do you have? >> 7 1/2. >> reporter: and how much of that 7 1/2 acres is flooded right now? >> seven. seven. only half is where my house is at. >> reporter: home for more than 20 years, most of davila's clarksville neighborhood is still underwater after a record 8 inches of rainfall oer the weekend. just two doors down -- >> it got a little bit over a foot tall right here. >> reporter: everything in austin and jenna kerr's basement is getting thrown out after soaking in a foot of water. >> my wedding dress was down there. i mean, that has sentimental value. that's my wedding dress. >> reporter: the thought of what's next terrifies jenna, a soon to be first-time mom. are you worried about bringing your child home, knowing that this could happen again? >> yes. i'm very concerned. >> reporter: both the kerrs and davila say they do not have