ATLANTA — Tropical Storm Helene, formally a hurricane, crossed into Georgia early Friday and has been moving north, bringing heavy rains and causing major flooding issues in metro Atlanta and north Georgia.
Already, a little after 2:30 a.m., Sandy Springs residents near Nancy Creek were ordered to evacuate due to flooding.
Below, find a list of waterways that have had flood warnings issued due to the impacts of Helene:
Metro Atlanta & north Georgia waterways under flood warnings from Helene
- Fulton: Nancy Creek at West Wesley Road at Atlanta
- Fulton & DeKalb: Nancy Creek at Johnson Ferry Road at Chamblee
- Fulton & DeKalb: Nancy Creek at Rickenbacker Drive
- Fulton & DeKalb: South Fork Peachtree Creek at Johnson Road
- Fulton & DeKalb: Peachtree Creek at Atlanta
- Fulton & DeKalb: Peachtree Creek at Buford Hwy. in Atlanta
- Fulton & DeKalb: South River at Forrest Park Road
- Fulton: Big Creek below Hog Wallow Creek at Roswell
- Fulton: Woodall Creek at Defoors Ferry Road at Atlanta
- Fulton: Chattahoochee River above Roswell
- Fulton: Proctor Creek at Jackson Parkway
- DeKalb: North Fork Peachtree Creek at Briarwood Road
- DeKalb: Cobbs Creek at Rainbow Road near Decatur
- DeKalb: Snapfinger Creek near Decatur
- DeKalb: Snapfinger Creek at Thompson Mill Road near Lithonia
- DeKalb: South River at Flakes Mill Road near Atlanta
- DeKalb: Shoal Creek at Columbia Drive near Atlanta
- DeKalb: Burnt Fork Creek at Montreal Road near Tucker
- Fulton & Cobb: Chattahoochee River at US 41 at Atlanta
- Fulton & Cobb: Chattahoochee River at GA-280 near Atlanta
- Fulton & Cobb: Chattahoochee River below Morgan Falls Dam
- Fulton & Forsyth: Big Creek near Alpharetta
- Fulton & Douglas: Chattahoochee River near Fairburn
- Gwinnett & Fulton: Crooked Creek near Norcross
- Gwinnett & DeKalb: Yellow River at GA-124 near Lithonia
- Gwinnett: Pew Creek at Patterson Road near Lawrenceville
- Gwinnett: Suwanee Creek at Suwanee
- Gwinnett: Sweetwater Creek at Club Drive near Lilburn
- Gwinnett: Big Haynes Creek at Lenora Road near Snellville
- Gwinnett: No Business Creek at Lee Road below Snellville
- Gwinnett & Walton: Alcovy River at new Hope Road near Grayson
- Cobb: Sope Creek near Marietta
- Cobb: Allatoona Creek at Stilesboro Road near Acworth
- Cobb: Nickajack Creek at US 278 near Mableton
- Cobb: Noonday Creek above Chastain Meadows Parkway near Marietta
- Cobb: Noses Creek at Powder Springs Road near Powder Springs
- DeKalb & Rockdale: Yellow River at Pleasant Hill Road near Lithonia
- Newton & Rockdale: Yellow River at Gees Mill Road
- Newton & Rockdale: Big Haynes Creek at Bald Rock Road near Milstead
- Rockdale: Honey Creek at GA-212 near Conyers
- DeKalb & Rockdale: South River at Klondike Road near Lithonia
- Cobb & Douglas: Sweetwater Creek near Austell
- Douglas: Sweetwater Creek at Intakes below Austell
- Cobb & Cherokee: Noonday Creek at Shallowford Road near Woodstock
- Cobb & Paulding: Sweetwater Creek at Brownsville near Powder Springs
- Cherokee: Little River at GA-5 near Woodstock
- Henry: Pates Creek near Flippen
- Henry, Newton, Butts: South River at GA-81 at Snapping Shoals
- Fayette, Spalding, Clayton: Flint River near Lovejoy & Flint River near Griffin
- Fayette, Spalding, Clayton: Flint River at Woolsey Road
- Coweta & Fayette: Line Creek below Lake McIntosh near Peachtree City
- Coweta & Fayette: Line Creek near Senoia
- Coweta & Fayette: Line Creek near Peachtree City
- Coweta: Shoal Creek at GA-54 near Sharpsburg
- Floyd: Etowah River at GA 1 Loop near Rome
- Forsyth: Big Creek at GA-9 near Cumming
- Forsyth: Dick Creek at Old Atlanta Road near Suwanee
- Lamar & Spalding: Potato Creek at County Line Road near Orchard Hill
- Heard, Coweta, Carroll: Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg
- Oconee, Oglethorpe, Greene: Oconee River near Penfield
- Barrow & Jackson: Middle Oconee River near Arcade
- Polk & Floyd: Cedar Creek near Cedartown
- Oglethorpe, Elbert, Madison: Broad River above Carlton
- Troup: Chattahoochee River at West Point
- Towns: Hiawassee River at Riverside Drive near Hiawassee
- Chattooga: Chattooga River at Summerville
- Upson: Flint River at US 19 near Carsonville
- Upson: Flint River near Thomaston
More on Helene
Helene underwent rapid intensification leading up to landfall late Thursday around 11:30 p.m. near Apalachicola. It crossed into Georgia still as a hurricane before being downgraded to a tropical storm Friday, after the 5 a.m. advisory.
There is still a Weather Impact Alert for Friday in north Georgia due to impacts from Helene.
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