SOUTH BOSTON – Business owners say it will likely take days, even weeks, to fully clean up from all of the flooding.
Not only will that be a lot of extra work for the businesses, but it will also be very expensive, especially for businesses like Alexia's Closet, that do not have insurance.
Jeanne Morgan was one of about a half-dozen people busy cleaning inside Riverdale Auto Sales Friday.
She made the 30 minute drive from Clarksville early Friday morning to help out her family.
"Didn't know who was going to show up or how many, but I was going to be one of them," Morgan emphasized.
Anything that couldn't be saved was piled into a truck.
Along with the floors, the refrigerator also had to undergo an extensive cleaning.
"We were working on the floor, trying to get in here, and we opened up the refrigerator and, 'Whoosh!' Water just gushed out," said Morgan.
Outside, the oil level was being checked in the cars.
"If water got up high enough for oil to get into the engine, the water will sink to the bottom. That'll push the oil up the stick," an employee said, explaining how checking the oil could help determine if the car had water damage.
About 50 cars were able to be moved to higher ground before the flood, but for those that remained at the business a mechanic will now have to determine if they're salvagable.
Across the street at Alexia's Closet, the owners were trying to sort through all of their furniture.
"I actually was up here before the sun really came up, out here with a flashlight to see if it was even possible to get in today. I had to kick the front door in," said owner April Hodges. " We have anywhere from 60-80,000 pounds that is just going to be ruined."
With no insurance, recovering from the flood is not going to be easy.
"We did start a GoFundMe. We have people helping out physically, people keeping us in their thoughts and prayers," Hodges said.
South Boston's town manager estimates the flooding will cost the city several thousand dollars.