Really? Flooding in Georgia?

It seems like all of the prayers for rain in Georgia were answered all at once! If someone had told me a month ago that Georgia was going to see 12 inches of rain in one day, I probably would have laughed in their face. However, after several days of continuous rain, the death toll has risen to nine and several school districts in Metro Atlanta have cancelled school. Sunday, some counties in Metro Atlanta had over 14 inches of rain. Major roadways, including I285 and I20, were closed due to the rivers that were raging across the bridges.

The Home Depot Foundation has donated $100,000 to the cleanup and rebuilding effort in Atlanta, with $50,000 going to the American Red Cross for immediate emergency disaster assistance and another $50,000 to go to the longer term rebuilding process. The corporation has already assisted local cities with emergency releif efforts including the donation of tarps, wet patch roof cement, bottled water and buckets.
Although no rain is currently in the five day forecast for Atlanta, it could be weeks until we see water levels return to normal in the area.