Chance of rain in Atlanta
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Diamond45
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That's the spaghetti junction? Nasty. Heard that it was flooded this morning. We had training in the morning today and 1/3rd couldn't make it. Several counties closed schools. Ugh. It was slow coming home today... took twice as long as normal (I come from exit 91 down to 61 on I-85).
Reverend Su
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my commute is really quick and easy...(temping for a chiropractor currently...still actively searching for a job-job)
i have 2 "easy" ways to get to work...and 2 "very difficult" ways...
my "easy" ways? flooded, trees down, accidents...
"difficult" ways? the expressway is shut down...
oh yeah!!! bring it!
i have 2 "easy" ways to get to work...and 2 "very difficult" ways...
my "easy" ways? flooded, trees down, accidents...
"difficult" ways? the expressway is shut down...
oh yeah!!! bring it!
J-Dubya 777
It NEVER ends
Damn! 
This reminds me of what IL & WI got almost at this time last year. Hope all the locals are doing ok, and staying dry!
This reminds me of what IL & WI got almost at this time last year. Hope all the locals are doing ok, and staying dry!
freakchylde
PPUSA Driver o' Doom!!!!!
Yeah, on the way home from the same office as Su, the entrance to the Interstate was flooded, the second way I tried was flooded too. Had to head north and get on the interstate one exit up, then get off early to keep from passing over the low lying areas.
LunaTEKKE
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Damn!!!!
Did the folks in the water actually make it across?
In Arizona, if you enter an intersection with that much water, you can pretty much count on your car getting swept away...and making an appearance on the 6:00 news, as you swing from a rope being dangled by a helicopter rescue team...
At some point, you'd think they would have had to back everyone up and re-route the traffic.
Side note: I have to say I'm very thankful this didn't happen during ProgPower weekend!!!
Did the folks in the water actually make it across?
In Arizona, if you enter an intersection with that much water, you can pretty much count on your car getting swept away...and making an appearance on the 6:00 news, as you swing from a rope being dangled by a helicopter rescue team...
At some point, you'd think they would have had to back everyone up and re-route the traffic.
Side note: I have to say I'm very thankful this didn't happen during ProgPower weekend!!!
No, this the "downtown connector" (combined I-75 and I-85) that runs through downtown. Specifically, the "Grady Curve" near Grady Hospital and Freedom Parkway, couple miles south of Center Stage:
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Maybe this is them:
Atlanta drivers in general don't behave rationally in extreme weather conditions.
Wandrail
I'm your Huckleberry
There's an understatement if i've ever heard one. The slightest snow flurries begin to fall and everything shuts down, people call into work and go buy every gallon of milk and carton of eggs in sight, despite the fact that there is hardly ever any actual snow accumulation here. But in this type of serious, potentially life-threatening weather (and a number of people have died and gone missing today) everyone acts like its nothing at all and goes flying on down the road. See the interstate flooded with like 3 feet of water? Hell, its just water, my compact car can handle it...
So stupid.
My wife was calling some of her friends to make sure everyone was OK today, and some of them laughed at her and said "Why are you worried? Its just rain..." Tell me that when you're swept off the road and drowning, nimrod. Meanwhile, the first flurry out of the sky would have them sealed up indoors and taking the day off of work.
Ah. I drove through around 6:45 am (going North) and it was nothing like that. Must have gotten worse after me. I had clear 'sailing.' Didn't see anything going South.
Though on the way home today around 4:00, going North was being rerouted somewhat due to some flooding, and one of the exits going south was closed.
This is tragic but so Darwinian that I can't resist. From Associated Press:
"Fast-moving water also swept away a Tennessee man who went swimming in an overflowing ditch on a dare."
I mentioned this to a co-worker who reworded it:
"Hold my beer and watch this!"
OrbWeaver
BECAUSE FALCONER
Wow. That's just insane. I can't believe people are actually trying to drive through that!
No wonder the river is trying it's hardest to say hi to some of our forum members' houses...
No wonder the river is trying it's hardest to say hi to some of our forum members' houses...
Wandrail
I'm your Huckleberry
Oh yes I read about that. Supposedly he did it for $5. Life is cheap!
LunaTEKKE
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Maybe this is them:
Atlanta drivers in general don't behave rationally in extreme weather conditions.
Holy. Crap.
Although I assume that at least the photographer made it out alive, since otherwise the picture wouldn't have seen the light of day!
Many years ago, Arizona passed a law informally known as the "Stupid Motorists Law". The basic idea is that if a street is flooded and you still attempt to cross it -- *you* get to pick up the tab for the helicopter rescue. I'm not sure if it did any good or not, as helicopter rescues are still pretty much a staple on the evening news during monsoon season.
lady_space
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We went through, heading south, around 3-ish, and everything was fine. When I came back right at 4, I spent about 20 minutes literally sitting still right in front of Turner Field (so I was behind all the crap pictured) before I finally decided and managed to get off on to I-20 W. Took Moreland to North, fine--then part of North was closed off. Tried a couple different routes, but everything that wasn't flooded was super busy, it seemed (and of course by that point I hit the worst of rush hour). All in all, what is usually a half hour to an hour drive for me, depending on traffic, took nearly 3 hours. Rain... meh. 
We went through, heading south, around 3-ish, and everything was fine. When I came back right at 4, I spent about 20 minutes literally sitting still right in front of Turner Field (so I was behind all the crap pictured) before I finally decided and managed to get off on to I-20 W. Took Moreland to North, fine--then part of North was closed off. Tried a couple different routes, but everything that wasn't flooded was super busy, it seemed (and of course by that point I hit the worst of rush hour). All in all, what is usually a half hour to an hour drive for me, depending on traffic, took nearly 3 hours. Rain... meh.
I might have been sitting right near you in traffic. I recall the exit (maybe its the Turner field exit going south?) flooded.
MetalRose
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Here's hoping everyone is OK. The Hoyts, Pellaz, et all who haven't checked in yet.
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Here's hoping everyone is OK. The Hoyts, Pellaz, et all who haven't checked in yet.
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