I actually live in Marietta, not all that far from Dobbins AFB, used to work near Sandy Springs when I lived off the 400, and have a friend who works in Lawrenceville! The song "It's A Smal Word After All" comes to mind!
The Chatahooche has flooded many areas and....
September 17, 2004
ELLIJAY, Ga. (AP) -- Hurricane Ivan left thousands of people without power and killed at least four people around the state, including a 6-year-old girl who was swept away in the flooding.
A flash flood carried the girl from the front yard of her mobile home Thursday evening in Cleveland, said William Wright, emergency management director for White County. Her 17-year-old sister grabbed her, but then the teen also got caught in the current, Wright said. She screamed for help, and a neighbor pulled the older girl from the water. But the 6-year-old was already pulled into a storm drain, Wright said. The child's name was not immediately released.
Another person was killed when as many as five small tornados hit Franklin County, said Georgia Emergency Management Agency spokesman Buzz Weiss. The woman died when a tree fell on her car, said Franklin County 911 Director Jones Beasley. The tornados also destroyed the county emergency medical services facility.
A utility worker was killed when he was electrocuted while making repairs caused by the storm in Towns County, according to GEMA spokesman Ken Davis. Candles ignited a fire that killed a fourth person in Harris County, GEMA said.
North Georgia's Gilmer County saw significant flooding, said Lisa Ray, spokeswoman for the Georgia Emergency Management Agency. Much of the county was under water, she said. "There have been some motor homes that have floated off," Ray said.
The Red Cross opened 15 shelters around the state Thursday night, which housed more than 200 people who were escaping flooding and high winds, Ray said. Ivan brought 3 to 6 inches of rain across the state, with as much as 8 to 9 inches falling in some areas, said National Weather Service meteorologist Von Woods. By Friday, the wind and rain had moved into Tennessee and were projected to continue into the Carolinas.
There is a possibility that the remains of Ivan could circle around and hit the state again at the beginning of the week. "I don't necessarily follow that trail a whole lot right now," Woods said. "We just don't know." Overnight, the wind blew through Georgia at 20 to 30 mph, with gusts of up to 45 mph. Friday, the wind was calming to 10 to 20 mph. That leaves the state with flooded streams that have already crested and high-running rivers that will pose a flooding hazard for days, Woods said.
About 210,000 Georgia Power customers remained without power Friday, including 160,000 in metro Atlanta. About 55,000 Georgia Electric Membership Corporation customers were without power, all in the metro Atlanta area.
At Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, there was not a significant number of stranded passengers because most travelers were aware the storm was coming, said airport spokeswoman Lanii Thomas.
While Ivan spins northward, Tropical Storm Jeanne hovered over the Dominican Republic on Friday, tearing off roofs and triggering mudslides. Jeanne was threatening to regain hurricane strength as it headed toward the Bahamas, on a track for the southeastern United States, where it could hit anywhere from Florida to the Carolinas. Weiss said Georgia will be ready if Jeanne targets the state. "If it does come our way, we're weary, but we're prepared."
(Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
The Chatahooche has flooded many areas and....
September 17, 2004
ELLIJAY, Ga. (AP) -- Hurricane Ivan left thousands of people without power and killed at least four people around the state, including a 6-year-old girl who was swept away in the flooding.
A flash flood carried the girl from the front yard of her mobile home Thursday evening in Cleveland, said William Wright, emergency management director for White County. Her 17-year-old sister grabbed her, but then the teen also got caught in the current, Wright said. She screamed for help, and a neighbor pulled the older girl from the water. But the 6-year-old was already pulled into a storm drain, Wright said. The child's name was not immediately released.
Another person was killed when as many as five small tornados hit Franklin County, said Georgia Emergency Management Agency spokesman Buzz Weiss. The woman died when a tree fell on her car, said Franklin County 911 Director Jones Beasley. The tornados also destroyed the county emergency medical services facility.
A utility worker was killed when he was electrocuted while making repairs caused by the storm in Towns County, according to GEMA spokesman Ken Davis. Candles ignited a fire that killed a fourth person in Harris County, GEMA said.
North Georgia's Gilmer County saw significant flooding, said Lisa Ray, spokeswoman for the Georgia Emergency Management Agency. Much of the county was under water, she said. "There have been some motor homes that have floated off," Ray said.
The Red Cross opened 15 shelters around the state Thursday night, which housed more than 200 people who were escaping flooding and high winds, Ray said. Ivan brought 3 to 6 inches of rain across the state, with as much as 8 to 9 inches falling in some areas, said National Weather Service meteorologist Von Woods. By Friday, the wind and rain had moved into Tennessee and were projected to continue into the Carolinas.
There is a possibility that the remains of Ivan could circle around and hit the state again at the beginning of the week. "I don't necessarily follow that trail a whole lot right now," Woods said. "We just don't know." Overnight, the wind blew through Georgia at 20 to 30 mph, with gusts of up to 45 mph. Friday, the wind was calming to 10 to 20 mph. That leaves the state with flooded streams that have already crested and high-running rivers that will pose a flooding hazard for days, Woods said.
About 210,000 Georgia Power customers remained without power Friday, including 160,000 in metro Atlanta. About 55,000 Georgia Electric Membership Corporation customers were without power, all in the metro Atlanta area.
At Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, there was not a significant number of stranded passengers because most travelers were aware the storm was coming, said airport spokeswoman Lanii Thomas.
While Ivan spins northward, Tropical Storm Jeanne hovered over the Dominican Republic on Friday, tearing off roofs and triggering mudslides. Jeanne was threatening to regain hurricane strength as it headed toward the Bahamas, on a track for the southeastern United States, where it could hit anywhere from Florida to the Carolinas. Weiss said Georgia will be ready if Jeanne targets the state. "If it does come our way, we're weary, but we're prepared."
(Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
