CRISFIELD, Md. -- The coastal city is one of the areas expected to get hit hard by the impending inclement weather this weekend. It's why neighbors went into action on Friday, prepping for a scene they know all too well.
At noon, sandbags were made available at City Hall. People were able to head over and fill up to three sandbags to protect their home or business. As soon as they were made available, neighbors took advantage.
They were helping one another to scoop up the sand, place it into the bags and then tie them off. Then, it was time to load the bags up, and in the case of May and Angela Ferraro, place the bags in the most low-lying area of their home.
"Hopefully it'll keep the water from coming in and damaging anything in the house," said Angela Ferraro.
Ferraro knew sandbags could be the way to go after a past flood damaged her home.
"We've had the whole air conditioner system messed up, the inside of the house, washer, dryer, hot water heater taken out," said Ferraro. "Several things messed up just from the flooding and hopefully the sandbags will help prevent the extra water from coming in."
The mother-daughter Ferraro tandem weren't the only ones in Crisfield prepping for the weather. The Marion Pharmacy, which is situated on higher ground, is offering up parking.
"We just know how the tide can get around Crisfield and different areas with the flooding so I just wanted people to know it is available," said Maddie Johns with Marion Pharmacy.
From Scratch Kitchen, which also sits in an area less prone to flooding, is doing the same. It's a spot Bill Hall, who's family parked a few cars, said is a complete 180 from his home.
"We get pretty much a lot of water in the area we live, we've seen it as high as I don't know, three foundation blocks on the house so you know, it's a total lake there," said Hall.
Even though flooding is not likely, the restaurant still took a 'better safe than sorry' approach and put sandbags in front of all its doors. Kitchen Manager John Marshall took care of the inside of the restaurant too.
"Getting everything off the floor out of our dining rooms, just to make sure if the dining room were to flood that none of our decorations and things like that are damaged," said Marshall.
Neighbors in Crisfield, anchoring down for a wet weekend.
