Atlanta floods prove fatal for some, cause school and road closings
The storms in the Southeast United States have hit Atlanta particularly hard with four confirmed dead and many more missing. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has reported that the Governor declared a state of emergency in 17 counties.
Plenty of damage has already been done as there were a reported 11,000 people without power as of this afternoon and many schools in the metro Atlanta area will be closed tomorrow.
Twitterers have been reacting to the storms with prayers and stories of their own from being caught in the floods, while some seem to be unaware of the severity of the flooding:
)))))))))) in such a good mood!!
A picture of the flooded highways was sent in by one Twitterer, @pop3000:
"Look At Atlanta Flooding Wow Did Not Know It Was Like This!!!!"
The storms have been going strong for three days and is expected to continue at least well into Thursday, with more chances of rain predicted through Sunday. Many Twitter users are using the hashtags #ATLflood and #ATLfloods for this event.
![[del.icio.us]](http://www.breakingtweets.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/delicious.png)
![[Digg]](http://www.breakingtweets.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/digg.png)
![[Facebook]](http://www.breakingtweets.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/facebook.png)
![[Google]](http://www.breakingtweets.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/google.png)
![[LinkedIn]](http://www.breakingtweets.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/linkedin.png)
![[Mixx]](http://www.breakingtweets.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/mixx.png)
![[MySpace]](http://www.breakingtweets.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/myspace.png)
![[Newsvine]](http://www.breakingtweets.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/newsvine.png)
![[StumbleUpon]](http://www.breakingtweets.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/stumbleupon.png)
![[Windows Live]](http://www.breakingtweets.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/windowslive.png)
![[Yahoo!]](http://www.breakingtweets.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/yahoo.png)
![[Email]](http://www.breakingtweets.com/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/email.png)
Related tweets in real-time:
![[Post to Twitter]](http://www.breakingtweets.com/wp-content/plugins/tweet-this/icons/tt-twitter-big4.png){kind=icon}
Comments
Trackbacks
- Atlanta floods prove fatal for some, cause school and road closings | CHARGED's Digital Lifestyle at Work or Play
- Tweets that mention Atlanta floods prove fatal for some, cause school and road closings | Breaking Tweets -- Topsy.com
- Southeast Floods Soak Region, Causing Evacuation And Deaths | Gadget Look
- floods in ga | Random Hot News
- atlanta floods | Random Hot News
This is quite some rain. I believe the death toll has risen to five here in Georgia. I didn't even realize how serious is was until I started driving to work, only to find out after 10 minutes of driving that the police had closed the road due to the flood. I also didn't have power for most of my morning yesterday.
Oh my goodness………… Oingur prayers are with all who are experiencing this terrible disaster. I am, however, a girl scout leader bring a troop to Savannah THIS Thursday, and since I don't know the area, can you tell me if the flooding is causing any problems in Savannah? Thanks very much!
Oh my goodness………… Oingur prayers are with all who are experiencing this terrible disaster. I am, however, a girl scout leader bring a troop to Savannah THIS Thursday, and since I don't know the area, can you tell me if the flooding is causing any problems in Savannah? Thanks very much!