SAVANNAH, Ga. — As Tropical Storm Debby continues to move out of Georgia, it continues to leave widespread impacts across the southeastern part of the state. Torrential rains have caused massive flooding and damage to roads in communities along the coast.
Flood warnings remain in effect, especially in Savannah, where wind gusts could hit 30 mph. Savannah remains just outside the tornado watch area but has experienced significant rainfall and localized flooding.
Georgia Power and Georgia EMC have crews on standby, prepared to tackle the more than 30,000 outages currently reported across the state. They've said crews have already restored tens of thousands of outages.
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In Bulloch County, home to Georgia Southern University, safety officials also asked residents to stay off the roads after two dams at Simmons Pond Road were breached Tuesday morning.
“All residents near the pond or downstream are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to seek shelter away from this area – and avoid this portion of Hwy 46 -as the water is expected to rise further before it begins to drop,” Bulloch County Public Safety and EMA posted on Facebook.
Severe flooding also caused standing water and multiple roads to wash out in the area, leaving many drivers stranded, the EMA reported. As of Tuesday morning, the county reported 40 to 50 roads affected, 50 to 75 downed trees, five trees on houses, approximately 10 powerlines down, and approximately 150 to 200 customers without power.
After rescuing a person who drove into a flooded area in Jeff Davis County, GEMA continues to emphasize the importance to drivers to never drive through standing water.