The crucial Downtown Connector was closed for about an hour due to standing water. But by 5 p.m., northbound and southbound lanes reopened, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Deep flood waters brought traffic to a stop, forcing some motorists to climb on the roofs of cars and wade to safety.
Traffic is stopped in all lanes of I-575, just south of Ga. Highway 92 in Cherokee County.
If you are getting ready to leave the office, be extra careful and be prepared to take a different route. This is not your normal rush hour in metro Atlanta.
Another line of storms is moving through the area, making an already hazardous situation worse.
Traffic in metro Atlanta is expected to get worse for the evening commute. Cobb County alone has closed about 120 roads.
The DOT and local governments have issued these notices of road closures. Keep checking for updates throughout the day.
Cobb County:
The following roads are closed:
Nance Road at Bridge near Cobblestone
Garrett Road near CH James
Humphries Hill at Mill Branch
James Road
Flint Hill Road and Perkerson Mill
Westside Road at Bridge near the bus barn
Acworth Due West at Northwest
Bob Cox at Grandville
Brown Road between Hiram Lithia and Stout
Brownsville at Pine Valley at Paulding County line
Burnt Hickory at Brookstone
Burnt Hickory at Melrose (only one lane)
Burnt Hickory between Lost Mountain and Hadaway
Busbee at Chastain
Casteel and North Cook
Clay Road at Valley Lane
Columns Drive at Soap Creek
Columns Drive
Doe Run at Hiram Litha Springs
Due West at Lost Creek
East/West Connector at Hicks Road
Ebenezer at Canton
Ebenezer at Thornbrook
Elliot at C.H. James
Fords Road at Fords Lake Place
Hiram Lithia Springs at Angham
Holloman Road off Hiram Lithia Springs
Jim Owens at Shiloh
Macedonia at Avondale Parkway
Macland west of Corner
Meadows Road at Lewis Road
Midway at Planters Hill
Moon Road at Florence Road
Moon Road at Hosanna
Moon Road at Poplar Springs
North Hadaway at Rolling Oaks
North Hadaway at Stilesboro Road
New Mcever at Cantrell
New Salem at Stilesboro
Old Mill at Willow Creek
Old Stilesboro at County Line
Pitner Road at Cheatham
Poplar Springs at Dallas Highway
Powder Springs at Angham Road
Riverview Road at VMH at County Line near rail road tracks
Robinson Farms at Robinson Road
Sullivan between Stout and Hiram Lithia Springs
Terrell Mill Road at I-75 overpass
Vulcan at Big Shanty
Wilderness at Friendship Church
Hiram Road at Cross Creek
Legacy Park Circle at Lullwater
Cobb Park under Canton Conn Bridge both northbound and southbound
Brownsville Road at the Park off Marietta Street
Hopkins at Ashley Woods
U.S. 278 between Florence and Elliott
Powder Springs Dallas between Finch and Florence
Shipp Road between Florence and Old Lost Mountain
Hopkins Crossing to Hopkins Court on Hopkins Road
Hopkins Road between Powder Springs Road and Macedonia Road
Macedonia Road at Avondale Estates
Forest Hill Road at Glenbrook
Brownsville Road between Marietta Street and Sweetwater Landing
Powder Springs Dallas Road between Florence Road and Angham Road
Shipp Road between Florence Road and Country Walk Drive
Jackson Way Extension between Old Lost Mountain Road and Pineview Drive
C.H. James Pkwy between Florence Road and Elliott Road
The following roads are closed, but expected to open at 4:30 p.m.:
Acworth Due West at Jim Owens
Acworth Due West south of 41
Fords Road at Mars Hill
Old Statesboro
The following roads are closed, but expected to open at 5:15 p.m.:
Poplar Springs at Hamby
Wright Road
Poplar Springs at Corner and MacLand
DeKalb County:
North Redan Circle and Martin Road
Simone Way at Simone Drive
U.S. 78 near Hugh Howell is open, but should be avoided, the DOT said.
All westbound lanes of U.S. 78 at East Park are closed, but the DOT was hoping to have one lane open by 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Norris Lake Drive is also closed near Norris Lake Road.
Douglas County:
More than 40 other roads have been closed or washed out. Avoid Berea and Pool Roads and Post Road south of I-20.
Fulton County:
A sink hole has forced county officials to close Cascade Road between Milano Drive and Danforth Road. There is also a tree leaning into the right-of-way along this stretch of Cascade Road nearUtoy Springs Creek.
In the Sandy Springs area, there were several trees down on wires in the area of Mount Vernon Highway and Powers Ferry Road.
In Buckhead, Northside Drive at Woodward Way is closed because a tree has fallen.
Several roads in Alpharetta have been closed, including:
Old Milton Parkway at Wills Road
The North Park
Mayfield Road at Mayfield Circle
Bethany Bend Road at McGinnis Ferry
Waters Road at Waters Run
South Lake at West Chester
Webb Bridge Road at Academy Street
Park Brooke North of Fire Station 4 (tree down)
Kimball Bridge Road at Big Creek
Windward Parkway westbound at Camp Creek
McGinnis Ferry Road at Union Hill Road
Gwinnett County:
The following roads are closed:
U.S. 29/SR 8 from Patterson Road across the Yellow River to Arnold Road
U.S. 29 at Rose Creek
U.S. 78 from Killian Hill to Lake Lucerne
SR 120 at Pine Needle
Cole Road near Parkview High School
Brownlee Road at Rockbridge Road
Five Forks Trickum Road at Lake Lucerne
Five Forks Trickum Road at Oleander Road
Oleander Road from Five Forks Trickum Road to Lake Lucerne
Oak Road at Hutchins Road
Rock Springs Road at Stoney Springs
Sugarloaf Parkway between Old Norcross Road and U.S. 29
Harmony Grove Road from Old Tucker Road from Wydella Road
Arcado Road at the bridge near railroad tracks
North River Drive near Arcado Road Spain Road
Sandy Stream Drive
Old Norcross Road near Boggs Road
Cruise Road at James Road.
Lawrenceville Highway -- all lanes east of Bethesda School Road
Hall County:
SR 11 Business/Green Street from Academy Street to Candler Street is closed because of trees down in the roadway.
Paulding County:
At least 65 roads are closed countywide, including parts of U.S. 278 and Ga. 92 in the Hiram area. Also closed are:
Ga. 92 eastbound and westbound from Dallas Highway
Due West Road between Mt. Tabor Church Road and Ga. 92
Ga. 92 north between U.S. 278 and Macland Road
Ga. 92 south between U.S. 278 and the Douglas County line
Dallas Nebo Road
Pine Valley Road
Friendship Church Road
Cherokee County:
Woodstock Parkway is closed.
Ga. 5 south to Cobb County is closed from Ga. 92.
Ga. 92 closed at the Noonday Creek Bridge, just east of I-575.
Staff writers Kristi Swartz, Nancy Badertscher and Alexis Stevens contributed to this article.
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