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Started by Hellfighter, September 22, 2009, 12:19:28 AM

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Hellfighter

September 22, 2009, 12:19:28 AM  
Well, the flooding down there is so bad, that the waters have overrun I-575 and the Atlanta Connector...

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/21/southeast.floods/index.html#cnnSTCText

Chris

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September 22, 2009, 03:51:22 AM  
Some areas got 22 inches of rain in the past week.  :-o

Bryant5493

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September 22, 2009, 10:44:53 AM   Last Edit: September 23, 2009, 10:28:16 AM by Bryant5493
Check out my YouTube page (http://youtube.com/Bryant5493). I have numerous road videos of Metro Atlanta and other areas in the Southeast.

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Sykotyk

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September 22, 2009, 09:38:34 PM  
Also, I -285 on the west side of Atlanta, and part of I-20 west of Atlanta were closed due to flooding. Chattanooga was flooded pretty good as well. Yeah me, for being stuck in Georgia when all this happened.

Sykotyk

Bryant5493

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September 22, 2009, 10:14:57 PM  
^^ I hadn't heard about Chattanooga. How bad is it there?

About 30 mins. ago, I was on 285 West on the soutside, near the 5th runway, and the message boards read "I-285 open on west side of Atlanta," so that's good for drivers. But we've a long way to go.


Be well,

Bryant
Check out my YouTube page (http://youtube.com/Bryant5493). I have numerous road videos of Metro Atlanta and other areas in the Southeast.

I just signed up on photobucket -- here's my page (http://s594.photobucket.com/albums/tt24/Bryant5493).

SSF

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September 25, 2009, 11:31:50 PM  
i think pretty much every major road is re-opened by now.  maybe some smaller 2-lane county roads that arent.  Drove past that Grands at SR 92 and Hiram-Sudie Road. was an amazing sight to see the high water mark almost to the crown of the roof. 

Chris

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September 26, 2009, 04:07:34 AM  
Boston.com has an amazing set of pics concerning the Georgia floods:

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/09/flooding_in_the_southeast.html

Sykotyk

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September 26, 2009, 04:46:08 PM  
No interstates or major roads were underwater (that I'm aware), but substantial flooding just off the roads. Off I-75 just north of the GA border, the RV dealership was submersed (hope they've got good insurance).

Sykotyk

Chris

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September 26, 2009, 05:31:22 PM   Last Edit: September 26, 2009, 05:38:43 PM by Chris
As far as I've read/seen, I-20, I-75/I-85 and I-285 were inundated at some point.

edit: Downtown Connector:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuMcFraeh_Y

There are still flash flood warnings as of now in greater Atlanta. The soil is completely saturated after the 20 or so inches the area got past week, and additional 2 - 4 inches precipitation occurs every day.

Interstate 575 in north metro Atlanta:
http://www.weather.com/multimedia/videoplayer.html?clip=15366&from=hp_main_tab3

Bryant5493

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September 26, 2009, 05:48:48 PM  
^^ It's raining right now.


Be well,

Bryant
Check out my YouTube page (http://youtube.com/Bryant5493). I have numerous road videos of Metro Atlanta and other areas in the Southeast.

I just signed up on photobucket -- here's my page (http://s594.photobucket.com/albums/tt24/Bryant5493).

Bryant5493

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September 26, 2009, 07:12:42 PM   Last Edit: September 26, 2009, 07:14:30 PM by Bryant5493
Check out my YouTube page (http://youtube.com/Bryant5493). I have numerous road videos of Metro Atlanta and other areas in the Southeast.

I just signed up on photobucket -- here's my page (http://s594.photobucket.com/albums/tt24/Bryant5493).
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