. >> reporter: near williams street park, the fire department set up a command post thisern horning where they a -- morning where they're making plans to allow people back home. he came back to find the floor muddy and the couch soaked but is leaving things as is until the insurance adjustor can come. >> it's bad. looks like it -- pretty wet. pretty wet. >> reporter: many of his neighbors have put much of their stuff on the curb and it looks like the pile of junk you would see outside of someone's house when you moving. all most people want to do is city. >> and we made it, so. >> reporter: she's one of thousands of people who have tales of escape through water past her knees. >> it was really cold. like ice. >> reporter: she's thankful. >> and i'm okay. >> for others with red xs on their homes, the uncertainty remains. back out here live, you can see there is some water but a king -- significantly less than what we have seen. the fire departments as far as damage here, it's mainly to the skirts of the buildings of the mobile homes because they're set higher off of the ground. that is goo