ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — People in Shore Acres are anxious ahead of this week's storm because of the potential for flooding.
Sandbag locations were busy in St. Petersburg on Tuesday because those who live in the area don't want to take their chances with flooding.
Back in December, the area experienced a "no name" storm and nearly 100 people saw flooding inside their home in Shore Acres.
Many who have lived in Shore Acres for years have experienced several severe floods. With flooding happening outside of the rainy season this year, many are still renovating their homes to repair flood damage from weeks ago.
"I'm in the middle of renovating my home and now I don't know if it will flood again," one Shores Acres resident, Cindy Crown, said.
Crown said after dealing with flooding for years, she wants the city to do something.
"[I] ask the city to please do something about the storm drain system," Crown said.
Crown lives near the water and said in her area, the storm drain system doesn't function properly. She believes that is a big reason why her neighborhood floods during heavy rainfall.
"We've also had this happen at least a month ago," Crown explained.
Her neighbors spent Monday preparing ahead of the storm.
"We got sandbags yesterday and we're going to be using flex seal on our doors to try and reduce the risk of water coming into the house," Shore Acres resident Meghan Martin said.
Martin had to renovate her home after severe flooding from Hurricane Idalia. She just moved back in before the "no name" storm in December. She didn't experience flooding but said 75 of her neighbors did.
"We flood significantly in this area," Martin said. "The water was only about an inch and a half from our back door."
Martin plans to raise her house to prevent future flooding. Others are hoping the city will help with mitigation efforts.
"It has been neglected and the reason why the majority of houses flood is due to the lack of the storm drains system working properly," Crown said.
10 Tampa Bay reached out to a spokesperson for the city of St. Pete. 10 Tampa Bay also asked what their stormwater improvement plans are and a timeline on when residents could see change. The spokesperson said she will circle back with an answer on Tuesday.