COVINGTON, La: Residents in Louisiana and Mississippi are taking stock of damage on Saturday after a massive deluge of rain submerged roads and cars, washed out bridges and forced residents to flee homes.

The rain and flooding is part of a weather system that has affected Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee and Alabama. At least three people have died in Louisiana alone.

In Mississippi, officials said as many as 1,000 residents could see their homes flooded by the rising Leaf River in Hattiesburg, Petal and surrounding areas.

In Louisiana’s St. Tammany Parish, officials late Friday asked people living near two rivers to consider evacuating because the rivers were rising to “historical proportions” because of heavy rains north of the area.

In southwest Louisiana, a band of rain dumped 10 to 15 inches of rain across some areas late Thursday and into Friday, sparking vicious flash flooding.

Allen DeWeese was living in the Land-o-Pines campground in Covington with his 10-year-old son when the rushing waters of the Tchefuncte River destroyed his trailer.

“They’re calling it Land-o-Lakes right at the moment,” he joked, while smoking a cigarette at a shelter set up in Covington. His trailer? “It’s destroyed. It’s underwater.”

He planned to spend the night at the shelter. After that, he wasn’t sure. “I’ll take it day-to-day,” he said.

In nearby Tangipahoa Parish, Sheriff Daniel Edwards said close to 50 roads were closed because of high water and an estimated 300 to 400 people had to evacuate. Further to the east in Washington Parish, swollen rivers and creeks led to widespread flooding.

In northern Louisiana, the deluge has dumped 15 to 20 inches this week. In Ouachita Parish, well over 1,000 people have been evacuated, said Glenn Springfield, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office.