Alanta Flood Coverage
As floodwaters around Atlanta began to recede, residents were packing moving vans with furniture and commiserating about water-logged homes.
Atlanta's record flooding is, at least in part, responsible for a nationwide shortage of Eggo Waffles that will last until at least next summer.
The Army Corps of Engineers has whiplash going from drought control to flood control. They are trying to drop the level of Lake Lanier before the predicted heavier than normal rainy season arrives.
Late summer and early fall are traditionally the times for lake and river cleanups in Metro Atlanta. But the flooding rains in September and October not only created a greater need, but kept volunteers away.
Additional help for homeowners who may not have enough money to fix their homes from the September floods.
Ordinarily we'd be cheering an inch or two of rain this time of year. But because of the unusual weather we've had, the rain we're getting this week is increasing the chances for flooding.
Miles of new pavement and asphalt contributed to the flooding earlier this fall in metro Atlanta.
There is an option: permeable surfaces.
FEMA has given $62 million for Georgians so far for flood relief...now they need your help looking out for fraud. Plus, the cost of flood insurance.
Zack Stephney knew the risk he was taking when he waded into flooded Sweetwater Creek to save a panicked stranger. His father took the exact same risk thirty years before.
A homeowner in Austell reached out the Center For Investigative Action when a foreclosed property next door was threatening her efforts to cleanup from flood damage.
On Sunday, September 20th, a week's worth of rain turned into disastrous flooding overnight for many counties across Metro Atlanta.
Storm damaged retaing wall repairs could cost millions at a Kennesaw town home complex.
The floods that devastated neighborhoods in Cobb County displaced hundreds of families from their homes and also displaced pets from their owners.
Three weeks after devastating floods in Metro Atlanta, some of the same areas are getting another round of heavy rain that has caused accidents and swamped area roads. || 11Alive Weather Page
The effects of last month's epic flood will be seen for a long time. For some homeowners, life is getting back to normal a little quicker thanks to people chipping in for free.
The American Red Cross has closed the last of its eight shelters opened last month for Georgia flood victims, but has placed about 30 people at a new shelter at a church.
What to do? You've been flooded. You've cleaned up and now your home is threatened by mold and mildew from an abandoned foreclosed property.
Georgia residents who lost food that was purchased with food stamps in flooding last month can get replacement provisions.
The American Red Cross has received a $100,000 donation from UPS to help with recovery in metro Atlanta communities that were affected by recent flooding.
Georgia property owners in flood-prone areas can get free advice on making their structures disaster resistant. Informal workshops are being held at home improvement stores and hardware stores in Cobb, Walker and DeKalb counties.
Flood waters washed tons of trash from Metro Atlanta into West Point Lake, more than 70 miles away.
Termites might benefit from recent North Georgia floods.
In metro Atlanta classrooms the lessons of the floods are creating teachable moments.
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