PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Residents in Riviera Bay said the chance for major rain this weekend has them on edge. The area often floods, and many residents have either moved out or are still recovering from last year’s hurricanes.

“Now, especially after the last hurricane, so many areas flooded, we’re quite afraid. We pull our cars up even when they are just predicting a lot of rain,” said Anne Ingram, who just moved back home two months ago after the hurricanes flooded her house.

Ingram still has furniture sitting on the front porch that was damaged from the hurricanes. Ingram and other residents said they can’t help but wonder just how bad it’s going to get.

“We never really had anything like this, as traumatic as that last storm, and for every storm now it’s that little hint in my brain that’s like, ‘Hm, what do I need to prep’,” said Kaitlin Schnell, who also lives in Riviera Bay.

Schnell lives near a small body of water with a pump right above it. With enough water, it can flood into her neighborhood. Other lakes with pumps in Rivera Bay are near Macoma Drive and Riverside Drive.

In a Facebook post, St. Petersburg City Councilwoman Brandi Gabbard said the Public Works Administrator told her the lakes are below sea level and plenty of storage is available to handle the potential rains this week.

They said the pumps will click on if the levels are high enough. Gabbard mentioned how they didn’t always have these protocols in place.

“I feel good about it, you know, it’s a good solution for now,” Schnell said.

Residents want to know where the water is being pumped to and if it will create a problem for people elsewhere. They ask if dredging is a possibility and hope leaders are exploring all options.

“It’s good to know that they are doing something,” Ingam said.

Councilwoman Gabbad said the pumps aren’t the only answer to infrastructure concerns, but they help make the community more resilient. She also noted how different bodies of water and conditions require different methods to get the water out.