Homeowners across North Texas are bracing for what Tropical Storm Bill may bring in terms of flooding.
The Thomas family in Arlington is still dealing with the aftermath of the last round of flooding just a few weeks ago.
"It makes your stomach hurt," said homeowner Marla Thomas, of Arlington. "It's a feeling of helplessness because there's not anything you can do when you're standing out there and raining buckets on you and it just keeps coming and coming."
Throughout their home, the flooring his been taken out after an inch of rain water destroyed the carpeting.
Outside there are sandbags by the back door, and two sump-pumps are ready for the rain in the backyard.
"The water comes in through the back door and comes into this area. It goes down that hallway into the back bedrooms," Thomas explained.
Now, the family is working with insurance adjusters and trying to figure out what type of flooring to get. They're also hoping the storm doesn't bring as much flooding as it did weeks ago.
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"When it happened, it was right after the stuff happened in Wimberley, and I just kept saying my house didn't float down the river, we're all here and we're all alive and we're all okay, and it's an inconvenience, we'll deal with it," Thomas said.
Nora Quinones' Garland home is also undergoing massive repairs from last month's flooding.
"We can't live here right now. We have to stay with a relative right now," she said.
Quinones, her husband and their seven children live on Glenbrook Drive in Garland, an area that became washed out when a neighboring creek overflowed its banks during May's tremendous rainfall.
Their home is unlivable as plumbing, electrical and drywall repairs take place.
"I've been through two different floods in this house, and with homeschooling it makes it really hard to have to leave your house, especially right now," Quinones said.
Piles of debris line her street as repairs continue inside many of her neighbors' homes as well.
The Quinoneses will likely try to sell their home after they finish repairs.
"I can't deal with it anymore," said Quinones.
Two houses down, Tom Lazanaes hopes the worst has passed.
"This is as far as the water came. This is the first time it happened so i don't think it'll happen again," he said.
NBC 5's Bianca Castro contributed to this report.
