Friday, September 27, 2024–11:35 a.m.
-Staff reports-
The rain has moved out of the area, but motorists are still faced with flooded roads and downed trees.
If you see flooding on the roadway, do not try to drive through it. Remember, turn around, don’t drown.
We have numerous reports of high water and trees down in Floyd County, according to 911:
11:10 am:
Brewer Rd at Fulton Rd – CLOSED
Berryhill Rd NW – tree down – CLEARED
10:06 am:
Big Texas Valley Rd 2000blk – tree down
McClain Rd at Boulder – submerged veh
Woodland St off Callier Springs – power lines down
Shropshire Rd off Wilkerson – tree down
9:48 am:
E17th, E18th, E19th, E20th – ALL BACK OPEN
Beverly, Conn, Presley, Paris – ALL BACK OPEN
9:38 am:
Brewer Rd at Fulton – high water – will be shut down
Kingston Hwy at 3901 – power lines down- CLOSED – unable to access Bartow Co via 293
Thomas Bluff – high water & tree down
9:19 am:
Selman Rd – high water, tractor-trailer stuck, CLOSED
Ward Mtn Rd at Sam Harris – CLOSED
Brewer Rd – high water
9:07 am:
Turner Bend Rd at Alabama Highway – wreck
Burr Dr – CLOSED
Chubb Rd – wreck
Dublin Cir – 2 trees down
Fire Tower Rd – tree down
8:52 am:
293 at Sequoia – CLOSED
Dugger Rd – CLOSED
Ward mtn from 1697 to Barron – CLOSED
Selman Rd – high water
Lindsey Dr – high water
Shorter at Division – traffic light out
Wiseman at the bridge at Co-Line – impassable
Chubb Rd around 1250 – wreck
Dublin Cir around 255 – tree down
Sam Harris 400 blk – high water, road washing out
June St & Thomas Dr – high water
Morrison Campground between 293 & Dykes Creek – CLOSED
Ford Dr – CLOSED
McClain Rd between Gentry & Wayside – high water, washed out
8:21 am:
There are numerous roads in our area that are submerged in water. There are simply not enough signs for every single road. Please, stay off the roads and DO NOT drive through standing water.
Roads Closed:
Ward Mtn from Barron to Calhoun Rd
Gaines Loop Rd (almost every intersection)
Beverly Dr at Marchmont
Paris at Conn
Presley at Paris
Center at Cottage Cir (RAC)
Gaines at Crowder
Wayside Rd (several sections)
Shannon Rd between Calhoun Rd & 53
E. 17th at dead end
E. 18th from crane to hull
E. 19th at crane
E. 20th from hull to wheeler
Chulio Road around #3820
Doyle Road around #104
Pierce Hill Rd
7:44 am:
Beverly Dr at Marchmont – high water signs
Branham at Myrtle – high water signs
Hatfield Rd – high water
Barron Rd – high water
W 11th at Avenue B – high water
Beaver Run – tree on house
N 4th St Lindale – tree down
Crowder at Gaines Loop – high water – CLOSED
John Ingram Rd around #81 – tree down
Wayside bt 2955 & 3640 – high water signs
7:38 am:
Gaines Loop Rd – high water – ROAD CLOSED
Plainville Rd 166-610 – high water
411s at 100s – tree down
Center St at Rome Athletic Club – 2 veh submerged
Presley St – 1 veh submerged
2600 blk Wayside Rd
Shannon Rd around #153 – high water – CLOSED
3866 Kingston Hwy – power lines down
Crowder at Gaines Loop – high water
Burkhalter at Old Burkhalter – tree down
6:47 am:
E 2nd Ave before E 12th St – tree down
1472 Pleasant Valley Rd – high water signs
E Hermitage at Calhoun – high water signs
E Hermitage at Firetower – high water signs
S Broad at Hi-Tech – high water signs
E 20th St to Wheeler St – high water – ROAD CLOSED
6:29 am:
Keown Rd SE – tree and power lines down
E 18th St from Crane to Hull Ave – high water signs – ROAD CLOSED
E 17th at the dead end – high water signs – ROAD CLOSED
E 19th at Crane – high water – ROAD CLOSED
6:19 am:
Buttrum Rd – tree down
Burlington Rd both sides of tracks before Minshew Rd – high water signs out
Chulio Rd 3800 block – tree on the power line
6:08 am:
Horseleg Creek Rd at River Pine – tree down – REMOVED
Bert Rd at Dempsey Rd – high water signs
10 Bert Rd -high water signs
6:00 am:
1226 Rush Chapel – high water signs
5:38 am:
500 block of Wayside Road – high water sign
Fulton Rd – tree down – REMOVED
1376 E Hermitage Rd – high water
5:30 am:
Buttermilk Rd at Rehobeth Rd – tree down
Wayside at Sheffield – high water sign
5:24 am:
100 block of Moran Lake – high water
5:06 am:
Fulton Rd close to Youngs Mill – high water
Old Dalton at Emerald Oaks – tree down
5:01 am:
Callier Springs at Mathis – tree down CLEARED
4:56 am:
Kingston Hwy at Sproull Rd – high water
4:18 am:
Highway 156 between Vernon and Everett Springs – power pole on fire CLEARED
4:13 am:
1602 High Street – tree and lines down
3:55 am:
581 Old Bells Ferry Rd – tree down & lines down, roadway blocked until Ga power arrives on the scene, no ETA
2:46 am:
Center St at Excelsior St – high water CLOSED
Reynolds Bend Rd at Oakdale Farms – debris in the roadway – REMOVED
2:38 am:
600 blk of Bells Ferry Rd – tree down – REMOVED
1:54 am:
Big Texas Valley Rd east of Friday Rd – debris in the roadway – REMOVED
1:21 am:
525 Chateau Dr – tree and lines down
1:19 am:
Evergreen St at Cedar Ave – tree down
1628 Ward Mountain Rd – high water
12:56 am:
Youngs Mill at Fulton Rd – wreck
11:55 pm:
Doyle Rd SE in 100 blk – tree & lines down – CLOSED AT 140 DOYLE RD UNTIL AT&T ARRIVES TO REMOVE LINE FROM TREE SO PUBLIC WORKS CAN CUT AND REMOVE TREE
7:23 pm:
Horseleg Creek at Rivermont – tree down – CLEARED
6:56 pm:
S Central Ave in Lindale – powerlines down -CLEARED
Chateau Dr at Heatherwood – wreck – CLEARED
5:48 pm:
Middle St at Calhoun Ave – High Water – CLOSED
5:13 pm:
Burkhalter close to Reeceburg – Wreck – CLEARED
Mathis Rd off Pleasant Valley – standing water
Covered Springs at Old Dalton – standing water
2nd Ave near YMCA – standing water
London Ln – standing water
Spout Springs Rd – tree down – REMOVED
There are a number of road closings in Gordon County as well
They include:
Plainville Road at the school
Miller Ferry Road from Highway 53 to Reeves Station Road (The 2500 block to 1500 block is flooded but passable)
111 Oak Grove neat Liberty
119 Woody near Leak
Bray Road at Oak Grove
Miller Ferry at Shaw Road
2900 block of Taylor Town Road
171 Baker at Baker Circle
Gardner Spring Road
Sam Hunt Road at Highway 53 and at the bridge
Covington Bridge Road at the sod farm
Webber Road
West Kinman Road
McDaniel Station at Salem Road at the railroad tracks is under water
Highway 41 at I-75 is not passable at the moment
Johnson Lake about a mile south of Buc-ees is almost completely flooded
The area of 3291 Sugar Valley is down to one lane
154 Pinhook at Covington Bridge is down to one lane
Hood Street and Daisty Street are passable