CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Ga. — Gov. Brian Kemp is in northwest Georgia surveying damage in flood-stricken Chattooga County.
Steady rainfall hit parts of northwest Georgia over the weekend prompting a flood emergency and a disruption of clean water service in towns such as Summerville.
The city's mayor, Harry Harvey, reported more than 10 inches of rain in just under a 10-hour period of time.
Some parts of Chattooga and neighboring Floyd County received more than a foot of rain in total, prompting Gov. Kemp to declare a state of emergency for that part of the state.
Kemp and his wife, the first lady Marty Kemp, headed to Chattooga County on Wednesday where they visited the communities impacted by the floods along with local officials and emergency management personnel.
You can watch a press conference during their visit here:
Photos: Flooding in northwest Georgia | Chattooga County, Summerville
