ATLANTA — Helene hit metro Atlanta on Friday morning as a tropical storm -- causing massive power outages and flooding where water rescues were needed.
One of the Atlanta areas hit particularly hard was in Buckhead. For example, the weather levels near Betty Young Park on Alton Road had been higher than knee-deep since early Friday morning. By noon, it was starting to recede.
11Alive's Grace King said that the top of the dugout for Galloway Scots baseball field was barely above the water on Friday following the storm.
Neighbors said they estimated there was around five to six feet of standing water in the area. In addition, the blue awnings peeping out of the water were the top of the concession stand windows.
Residents at a Buckhead apartment complex were stuck inside their homes with several feet of standing water early Friday morning. Atlanta Fire Rescue firefighters were floating on rafts through the parking lot of the Peachtree Park Apartments, rescuing people from their residences.
Flooding from Peachtree Creek made it impossible for cars to drive down Woodward Way in Atlanta. Crews blocked it off to keep people from trying.
Carlos Carillo told 11Alive's Karys Belger he had thought he had seen it all and that the flooding in the area is heartbreaking.
"We thought that in 2009, this was going to be a 100-year flood, and here we are 15 years later," he said.
The road he said he used every day to get his daughter to school was impassable on Friday as Helene prompted a nearby creek to flood.
"I mean, look at it. Here we are, maybe 200 yards away -- maybe a little bit more -- 300 yards away from the creek, and the water is right here right now. Crazy," he told 11Alive.
It was a similar experience around different areas of Buckhead and parts of Atlanta where Mayor Andre Dickens said the fire departments were able to rescue around 20 people with boats.
Crews worked throughout the day, blocking off streets as they assessed the damage caused by the storm.
And at Westminster High School, the football field was completely flooded by the torrential rainfall, making it more like a lake than a gridiron.
You can check out video of the field below: