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 (http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/21/southeast.floods/index.html#cnnSTCText)
Some areas got 22 inches of rain in the past week. :-o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvzIkF9XwV8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvzIkF9XwV8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgOMXaxFlNA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgOMXaxFlNA)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsl4dA41unQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsl4dA41unQ)
Be well,
Bryant
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
^^ 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
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.
Boston.com has an amazing set of pics concerning the Georgia floods:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/09/flooding_in_the_southeast.html (http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/09/flooding_in_the_southeast.html)
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
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 (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 (http://www.weather.com/multimedia/videoplayer.html?clip=15366&from=hp_main_tab3)
^^ It's raining right now.
Be well,
Bryant
Car swallowed by sinkhole (http://www.wsbtv.com/weather/21125019/detail.html)
Raw video of flooding on I-20 @ Six Flags (http://www.wsbtv.com/video/21125750/index.html)
Be well,
Bryant