Heavy rain, storms move through north Georgia, bring rough morning commute

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Monday is a First Alert Weather Day. Weather risks include road flooding and severe storms across north Georgia and surrounding areas through the afternoon.

A flood watch for nearly all of north Georgia is in place. The risk for heavy rain is widespread with a threat for severe thunderstorms south of I-20.

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UPDATES:

11:31 a.m. | Heavy downpours and road flooding were reported across metro Atlanta. Road flooding was reported underneath the Piedmont Road bridge. Road flooding was also reported on Spence Road in Fairburn.

A car was recovered from a ditch full of water after going off of I-285 onto Jonesboro Road.

9:50 a.m. | Two of four lanes are blocked on I-75 N at Mt. Zion Blvd. due to a crash.

9:30 a.m. | Three center lanes are blocked on I-75 N past Delk Road due to a crash.

9 a.m. | Heavy flooding at Marbut Road and Taffeta Trail in Redan.

8:45 a.m. | Police tell us a vehicle ended up in a stream in what was reported as a water rescue off Marietta Road in West Midtown. The driver is alert, conscious and breathing, APD said.

8:40 a.m. | Piedmont Road and Lambert Drive in Buckhead is hardly passable due to flooding, according to our crew on the scene.

8:30 a.m. | Two of four lanes blocked on I-285 S at S Atlanta Road due to a crash.

8:10 a.m. | Two left lanes blocked on I-285 South past Cascade Road due to crash.

7:35 a.m. | According to Flight Aware, very few issues at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. They’re showing just 12 delays.

7:30 a.m. | Flooding reported in the right lane on I-285 S at Northlake Parkway in DeKalb County.

7:25 a.m. | In Coweta County, we have two left lanes blocked on I-85 South at Collinsworth Road. It won’t clear until 8 a.m., GDOT says.

7:24 a.m. | Heavy flooding at the intersection of Oakley Industrial Boulevard and Spence Road in Fairburn, according to police.

7:19 a.m. | Two left lanes blocked on I-85 N at Beaver Ruin Road in Gwinnett County due to crash.

7:10 a.m. | In Meriweather County, all lanes are blocked on SR 362 in both directions at Mt. Carmel Rd. due to a downed tree.

7 a.m. | Al lanes blocked on SR 34 W at Interstate Way in Coweta County.

6:53 a.m. | Crash on I-985 South in Hall County has a lane blocked near Spout Springs Road.

6:50 a.m. | Two left lanes blocked on I-75 N at Mt. Zion Road due to a crash.

6:45 a.m. | One lane on I-285 West is closed at Peachtree Dunwoody Road due to standing water, Dunwoody police said.

6:44 a.m. | Left lane of the I-75 N exit to I-285 W blocked due to a crash. GDOT says it won’t clear until 7:30 a.m.

6:40 a.m. | I-285 is already jam packed with flooding on the roadway.

6:30 a.m. | Not necessarily in metro Atlanta, but the National Weather Service just issued a flash flood warning for Columbus, Talbotton and Waverly Hall in southwest Georgia.

In our area, these counties remain under a flash flood warning: Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Henry, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding and Troup until 9:15 a.m.

6:15 a.m. | Crash on I-75 North exit to Howell Mill Road has all exit lanes blocked, GDOT says.

5 a.m. | Reporter Don Shipman is tracking heavy rain on the roads. Emergency crews are also responding to flooding along I-285 north near East Ponce de Leon Avenue and near Lavista Road.

Atlanta News First is on the road keeping you weather-ready as you step outside this morning.

Heavy rain will create low visibility along with the possibility of flash flooding in the roadways, so be sure to take it easy on the drive to work and school today.

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