A week after Tropical Storm Debby began pelting Clay County with rain, those hard hit by the storm face several more weeks of cleanup.
Some who are picking through their damaged or destroyed homes face the months of rebuilding.
Clay County officials completed an preliminary damage assessment over the weekend and reported finding $4 million in damages and associated costs to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, and that number was expected to rise.
Clay County said 579 residences were damaged by Tropical Storm Debby's floodwaters. Of those, nearly 100 homes received major damage or were considered destroyed.
Fire-Rescue Capt. Bernita Bush said teams with the Federal Emergency Management Agency will do its own assessments.
"Their purpose of coming to Clay County this week is going to be to look at the information that's been compiled from the damage assessment teams," Bush said. "Those are not the teams that will be making face-to-face with the property owners. Those folks will come after the declaration has been made and after Clay has been included in that declared emergency."
Any federal aid to flood victims is weeks if not months away.
Standing in her storm-ravaged home where she has lived for 15 years, Pam Teturner can't hold back the tears.
"We had the insurance guy was out here, I think Friday, and gave us some papers to fill out to list everything that we've lost, but it can't replace none of it," Teturner said. "It belonged to my great grandparents."
Teturner and her family will ride out the recovery process in a recreational vehicle parked next to their destroyed home.
Hundreds of Clay County residents are spending the holiday week getting rid of things ruined by in the storm, fixing pipes and shoveling mud. Debris pickup begins the end of this week.
The Community Emergency Response Team is visiting flooded homes outlining county cleanup procedures, warning about the potential of contaminated water and providing encouragement.
"Please be strong. Keep your faith and be careful of who you hire," said Sarge Huffman, a CERT volunteer.
At Middleburg's Fire Station 14, American Red Cross volunteers continue to give out water, cleaning kits and comfort item, and residents are glad the assistance.
The Red Cross says they'll be back at the fire station at 4003 Everett Avenue again Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Red Cross also has a distribution center set up in Jacksonville. Evangel Temple will be open at 5755 Ramona Blvd in Jacksonville, FL Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.