While many are just now seeing flooding at their homes, many are already facing the aftermath. WTOC went back to Long County today where a family says they’ve lost everything.
Over the past week, tropical storm Debby hit our area hard with record high flooding. That flooding has not only impacted homes and infrastructure, but also crops.
According to the Candler County Sheriff’s Office, at around 2:00 a.m. Candler County Sheriff’s Office and Metter Police Department tried to service an arrest warrant to Theolous Coney.
The Georgia Department of Transportation announces State Route (SR) 169 bridge in the Community of Mendes is closed until further notice due to catastrophic damage caused by Tropical Storm Debby.
An entire community in Liberty County completely flooded. Residents say they’ve never seen anything like this before but they’re trying to make the best of it.
Georgia’s top leaders surveyed local damage from now post-tropical cyclone Debby. Governor Brian Kemp took a bird’s eye view of the destruction some residents are currently experiencing.
Many people are still seeing some of the worst impacts of Debby days after the strongest rainfall hit our area. Several roads in Effingham County underwater after historic Ogeechee River water levels.
Public Works and other Bulloch County agencies have begun the repair process on the many damaged roads across the county all while more than 4,000 are moving into their Georgia Southern dorms at the same time.
Screven County Emergency Management Agency has opened a shelter location for residents who fear their home could flood, or has flooded, due to Lake Eureka Road dam potentially failing.
ccording to Bryan County Sheriff’s Office, the Georgia Department of Transportation has closed the section of Highway 204 at Morgan’s Bridge going into Chatham County.
Bulloch County EMA and Public Works began the process of repairing many roads and the aftermath of multiple dam breaches. Some are still in the process of evacuating their homes due to the flooding.
Bulloch County has requested the Georgia Army National Guard’s 177th Engineer Battalion, which is based in Statesboro, to help with clean-up and rebuilding from Tropical Storm Debby.
The waters at Cypress Lake have not breached the dam as of Thursday morning, but officials in Bulloch County are still asking people that live in the area to be on alert as there is a flash flood warning until this afternoon.
A family in Jasper county is grateful to be alive, after tropical storm Debby took the road out from underneath them. WTOC spoke with the family Wednesday in an exclusive interview.