Elbert County weathers flash floods and high winds after category 4 hurricane hits Georgia
The rate at which water fell Thursday into Friday morning caused several areas of roads to fail including this 35-foot wide washout in the Moore Road/Craft Road area in the Rock Branch community. (Photo submitted by Monica Vickery)
Residents on Forest Avenue are safe after having a huge tree fall onto their house. (Photo by Weeks)
Standing water, downed power lines and fallen trees created issues for crews trying to restore power to neighborhoods across Elbert County. (Photo courtesy of Elbert County Emergency Services)
(Photo by Evans)
(Photo by Weeks)
(Photo by Weeks)
(Photo by Evans)
(Photo by Evans)
(Photo by Evans)
(Photo by Jourolmon)
(Photo courtesy of Elbert County Emergency Management)
(Photo courtesy of Elbert County Emergency Management)
(Photo courtesy of Elbert County Emergency Management)
(Photo by Weeks)
(Photo by Jourolmon)
(Photo by Weeks)
(Photo by Weeks)
By Julie Weeks
jweeks@elberton.com
In the early hours of Friday, Sept. 27 Elbert County residents experienced an unprecedented storm in the form of Hurricane Helene, which had hit Florida as…