People in the Conway area did what they could to keep the rising waters at bay, putting sandbags at the entrances to their houses and businesses--some to no avail.

One homeowner, who did not wanted to be named, lives just east of the city on Brien Drive.

One homeowner, who did not wanted to be named, lives just east of the city on Brien Drive.

Floodwaters, at one point nearly a foot high, seeped into her house.

Floodwaters, at one point nearly a foot high, seeped into her house.

"This is the first time it's ever gotten this high. About 10 years ago a little bit got on the baseboards and I had the house gutted from middleways all the way down."

The homeowner said this is the worst flooding she's seen in the 24 years she's lived on Brien Drive.

The homeowner said this is the worst flooding she's seen in the 24 years she's lived on Brien Drive.

As for Conway itself, flooding is known to be a recurring issue.

As for Conway itself, flooding is known to be a recurring issue.

"I've got a business that we're working on that's consistently been flooding because the ground level is actually higher than the business and that's the case in most of downtown Conway," said Christopher Davis,

a contractor who worked to save a business from floodwaters on Wednesday. "When it's got a leak and one of these big rains come the storm water systems back up and cause them to flood."