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GREENSBORO – The Red Cross was called into action Thursday to help assess the damage left behind from flooding caused by Wednesday’s storms. Teams of volunteers gathered damage reports from the city and county before heading out to some of the hardest hit areas.

“It's pretty devastating,” Matthew Dennis said. He was home Wednesday night when flood waters began filling the first floor. “Basically, my whole downstairs just filled up like just a couple of feet from the ceiling. I was forced to go upstairs and a local fireman helped me out through the second level. It was pretty scary.”

Thursday, through bouts of rain showers, he began the tedious process of cleaning up.

“The water for the most part has gone away,” Dennis said. “It's a nice layer of mud through my condo now.”

And as the residents scramble to salvage what's left of their possessions, the American Red Cross was making the rounds, too, checking to see if there is anything they can do to help.

“Everyone seems to be taken care of, but that's what we are here for, to see if there is some way we can help in the community,” Red Cross volunteer Charlotte Parker said.

Three teams of Red Cross volunteers visited 68 homes across the county to assess the damage. Disaster volunteers say they've never seen anything like this.

“In this case, the water was up over the windows in these basement apartments,” Parker said. “And I have lived in Greensboro since the 60s, and I have never seen the water as it is in this flood situation.”

Dennis said that for himself and others caught in the flood, it's going to be a long road to recovery.

“As far as I know, none of us have flood insurance, so we are not going to be covered. I guess this is just a total loss for us. I don't know where I'm going or what I'm doing, so it's going to be tough to recoup. But I am trying to keep a positive attitude about it,” he said.

Red Cross officials said of all the families they offered help to, so far only one family has accepted the Red Cross' assistance.