Flood Assessments Underway In LeFlore County

LeFlore County residents are finding out how much damage was done to their homes by December's flooding.

Spiro resident Jeanna Atkins told KFSM, the CBS affiliate in Fort Smith, Arkansas, she back to square one.

“It flooded in May, and it came in about 12 inches. We moved back in and had been here three weeks when the flood came back again,” said Jeanna Atkins.

This time around, Atkins said there was about four feet of water in her home, covering her bed and kitchen cabinets.

“I never imagined that my refrigerator or everything I owned would be underwater,” Atkins said.

Jennifer Davidson with LeFlore County Emergency Management came to Atkins' home Wednesday to tally up the water damage.

“We are out in the community assessing homes for flood damage, so we’ll know what type of resources we need to bring in to assist the residents and business owners,” Davidson said.

She said the damage she’s seen from the most recent flooding is worse than what people in this area saw in May 2015.

“We don't have a lot of houses,” Davidson said. “We don't have a lot of people contacting us because I think they've learned from the last flood, and a lot of people didn't locate back into their home.”