the governor grew up in this area. >> if you go up the highway a little bit to the high 7 bridge there are entire ballparks and each basketball goals now that are completely submerged under water. >> reporter: we saw blackhawk helicopters dropping large sandbags one of the ways that they are trying to mitigate the damage and however difficult the challenge is, the mayor says they will get through this together. >> this is what happens. i can literally but a facebook message out right now and within 30 minutes i would have a hundred people and that's how much i believe in this choun. >> reporter: natascha chen, cnn, in arkansas. >> this threat is far from over. the states in between a major flooding concern right now. >> think about that when you listen to him say three to five years of our family economy that could be washed out here. this is a big deal.