The Halloween floods that displaced hundreds of Hays County residents and caused millions of dollars of property damage are over, but the recovery period is just beginning, officials said.

Flood victims gathered Nov. 5 in Kyle at Barton Junior High School, where various organizations were on-hand to provide assistance and information.

"The main objective of this event was just to bring those in need together with those that are able to provide," Kharley Smith, Hays County emergency management coordinator, said.

Preliminary assessments indicate that about 100 homes sustained substantial damage, meaning 18 inches of water entered their home, and about 85 residences had minor damage.

County officials say no one died or sustained injuries in the flood.

Among the agencies in attendance were the Red Cross, Salvation Army, Baptist Ministry Disaster Relief, United Methodist Church Disaster Relief, Hays County Food Bank, WIC and Southside Community Center, Smith said.

Communities along Cypress Creek in Wimberley and Onion and Little Bear creeks in Buda as well as areas surrounding the San Marcos and Blanco rivers were the most devastated areas, she said.

"This was a very different event in that areas that don't typically flood flooded, so that's an added challenge to where we're at," Smith said.

On Monday, the county issued a disaster declaration, requesting state assistance.

The state will determine if it can provide the assistance needed or if it must appeal to the federal government for aid.

County Commissioner Mark Jones said the assistance will be used fund the clean-up process, which he said could take months.

"It's going to be a while coming out of this," Jones said.

In Buda alone, flooding racked up almost $1 million in damages, according to early assessments. A fire truck and Buda Elementary School facilities are among the public properties that sustained damage.

Buda Planning Director Chance Sparks said the damage would become clearer once assessments are reconciled with those of insurance companies.

For Uhland resident Nicole Wehrmann, the past week—and perhaps the weeks ahead—has been a waiting game.

After flood waters threatened the stability of her home's foundation, she made phone calls to companies and agencies to try and resolve her situation.

As of now, she has received little to no help, and there is a backlog of people needing to be serviced.

She was told the structural issues that have caused her home to shift would likely have to wait 10 weeks in all for an evaluation by an engineer.

Whatever the damage is, however, it will have to be paid out of pocket.

Like many insured flood victims, Wehrmann said she wasn't aware her policy only covered the interior of her home.

Meanwhile, she has been staying with her in-laws in the interim and hoping resolution will come soon.

"Sixty days and six weeks is a really long time to have nothing," she said.

Jones said the county's response to the flood will remain ongoing. He expects there to be conversations in upcoming commissioners court meetings about what can be done to prevent similar events from occurring in the future.

"You never plan for a 100-year flood, but maybe there is something we can do to minimize it," he said.