Published: November 3,2015
More tragic news was released Monday, when authorities confirmed a motorist was killed in North Carolina. That death was blamed on the weather.
Here's a look at the impacts these storms caused as they moved across the South.
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The Carolinas
A man stranded with a flat tire on Interstate 485 in Charlotte was killed around 7:30 Monday morning when another vehicle hydroplaned into him, WSOC reports. More than an inch of rain had fallen in the Charlotte area, with nearly an inch of that between 6 and 8 a.m., and South Carolina State Trooper John Burgin told Time Warner Cable News that the driver was going too fast considering the dangerous road conditions."You have to reduce your speed on these roads," Burgin said. "These roads puddle. And again, it comes when people are not slowing down. People hydroplane because they are going too fast on these roads and not increasing their following distance."
WSOC reported a water rescue near Shannon Road in Union County, North Carolina around 2:30 p.m. Though there was no word on how many people were involved, no injuries were reported. Numerous roads were closed in the Charlotte area on Saturday due to high water, reports WCCB. A multivehicle accident in the suburb of Indian Trail shut down Secrest Shortcut Road after a car was forced off the road into high water.
The Greenville News was reporting some flooding around Woodside Avenue in Greenville, South Carolina, just after 1.p.m. Saturday.
Alabama
People survey damage to Headland High School in Henry County, Alabama, on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015.(Danny Tindell / Dothan Eagle)
It was believed that either straight-line winds or a small tornado caused the damage, but as of Monday morning, the National Weather Service had not confirmed any tornadoes in the area.
“We are thankful none of our children were here, and we’re thankful for the community giving us support,” Henry County Superintendent Lesa Knowles told the Dothan Eagle.
Knowles said the Headland High School auditorium's roof was torn off by the storm, among other reports of damage in the area. As much as 5.5 inches of rain fell in Alabama by Sunday night, according to NWS storm reports.
Georgia
Sewage was spewing from backed up manholes into an Atlanta city park Monday evening at the rate of 250 gallons per minute, Atlanta city officials confirm. Lillian Govuss, Director of Media Relations for the Atlanta Department of Watershed Management told weather.com that the "sanitary sewer overflow" is a "major spill" and an "uncommon occurrence."The sewers overflowed because the pipes and tunnels are at capacity with rain water. A remediation team was called in to secure a playground in the area that became contaminated in the spill. The area will be cleaned and disinfected before it is reopened to the public.
CORRECTION: 250 gallons of sewage a minute from manholes near Peachtree Creek. #11Alive
Flooded roads have caused problems in Gainesville where a "slew" of wrecks occurred Monday morning, the Gainesville Times reported. Chad Black, Hall County deputy fire chief, said emergency workers responded to “multiple accidents, mainly in the south end of the county on Interstate 985.”
Elsewhere in the state, the Georgia Department of Transportation has shut down Highway 127 near Bowman until further notice.
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee confirmed that two tornadoes touched down briefly in south Georgia late Sunday afternoon, one in Grady County north of Cairo and the other in Colquitt County near Hartsfield. Both funnels were on the ground for less than a minute and both caused only minor damage to trees and mobile homes in the area.
#BREAKING Flooding reported on Willeo Road in #Roswell. Road is blocked. The latest on @GoodDayAtlanta #Fox5ATL
Florida
Washington County Emergency Management reported structural damage to a home near Alford from a possible tornado that blew through the area around noon on Monday.MORE: Deadly Storms Hit the Southern Plains
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