Marietta.com

UPDATE: Today’s flash flood watch has been canceled for most of north and west central Georgia. Heavy rainfall has diminished, and additional heavy rainfall is not expected during the next couple of days. However excessive rainfall from earlier this week, as well as this evening, has left some area creeks and rivers well above flood stage.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch through late tonight for Marietta and Cobb County. A strong upper level system and associated cold front will approach Georgia today. A backdoor cold front will continue drifting into north central and northeast Georgia today as well.

Due to the ample tropical moisture in place and soils still saturated from widespread record rainfall and flooding earlier this week, any heavy rain that develops will lead to additional flooding concerns. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches can be expected across the watch Area, with locally higher amounts of 4 inches or more possible, especially in the north Georgia mountains.

Soils remain saturated from the record rainfall across the region during the past 10 days. Any heavy rain that develops will quickly run off into creeks and streams, leading to rapid rises.

This event is not expected to be as widespread or as significant in magnitude as earlier this week, but localized areas, especially across the mountains and parts of the Atlanta Metropolitan area, will likely experience flash flooding. Do not drive across areas where water covers the road. Remember to “turn around…don`t drown!”

What does a flash flood watch mean?

A flash flood watch means that conditions are likely to develop that will lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation, you should monitor the latest forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.

Due to the storm conditions earlier this week, including excessive rain and flooding in the Marietta area, several roads throughout Cobb County remain closed.

Severe Weather Road Closure Advisory

All roads identified are within Cobb County. Roads within each city’s jurisdiction have been identified with an AC (Acworth), AU (Austell), KS (Kennesaw), MA (Marietta), or PS (Powder Springs).

REVISED AS OF 3:15 PM 9/25/09

Although many of these roads are now open, we are keeping the list below online to show what roads were affected during the 2009 flood.

Severe Weather Road Closure Advisory

All roads identified are within Cobb County. Roads within each city’s jurisdiction have been identified with an AC (Acworth), AU (Austell), KS (Kennesaw), MA (Marietta), or PS (Powder Springs).

REVISED AS OF 6:00PM 9/22/09

Closures

• 4714 Hallford Way/Waterford S/D (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• 4818 Ridgewood Creek Dr @ The Creek (road collapsed)
• Austell Rd @ Maxham Rd (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Bells Ferry Rd near Lansing Dr (road flooded)
• Bells Ferry Rd, north of Shiloh Rd (road flooded)
• Birds Mill St (off Lower Roswell Rd) (60” CMP collapse)
• Brown Rd between Hiram Lithia and Stout (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Brownsville Rd at Pine Valley at Paulding Co Line (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Burnt Hickory between Mars Hill Rd & Hadaway Rd (road collapsed closed AM 9/22/09)
• Burnt Hickory Rd between Acworth Due West Rd and Old Mountain Rd (bridge closed)
• Carter Rd & Sharon Dr @ Geralding Rd (creek crested)
• CH James Pkwy (SR 278) @ Westside and Oglesby PS
• Clarkdale Elementary flooded
• Clay Rd @ Olley Creek (bridge flooded) (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Clay Rd @ Valley Lane (flooded) (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Clay Rd near Moseley @ Noses Creek Bridge (flooded) (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Cochise Dr, north of Paces Ferry Rd (flooded)
• Columns Drive (flooded)
• County Line Rd @ Mars Hill (bridge collapsing) (bridge needs inspection, checked but needs structural inspector; will need work on approach 9/22/09)
• Doe Run @ Hiram Lithia Springs (flooded) (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• East Brandon Drive @ Trickum (culvert washed out/road caving) (CCDOT hauled 5 loads of crush-n-run PM 9/22/09)
• Elliot @ CH James Pkwy
• Eula Dr @ Keheley Rd (still closed AM 9/22/09 – gas leak – AGL onsite)
• Flint Hill Rd @ Wales Dr (by the big church) (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Garrett Rd near CH James Pkwy (SR 278) AU (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Gordon Combs Rd @ Tanner Lake (road washed out) (CCDOT repairing, still closed PM 9/22/09)
• Hiram & Sullivan (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Hiram Lithia Springs @ Doe Run Dr. (underwater) (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Hollamon Rd off Hiram Lithia Springs (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Hopkins at Ashley Woods PS (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Hopkins Crossing to Hopkins Ct on Hopkins Rd PS (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Hopkins Rd @ Wildhorse Dr (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Humphries Hill at Mill Branch AU
• I-285
• James Rd flint Hill Rd and Perkerson Mill AU (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Kennesaw @ Shady Lane
• Kennesaw Dr BTW Dobb Dr & Ridgecrest Drive (closed due to rd erosion) KS (still closed PM 9/22/09 – need to have road looked at by maintenance crews)
• Lancer Dr. @ Bengal (flooded) (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Legacy Park Cir @ Lullwater
• Liberty Ridge (road missing) (one lane passable, DOT crews on site for repairs AM 9/22/09)
• Lockhart @ Ben King (pond crested) KS (bridge compromised and being closed by City of Kennesaw 10AM)
• Lockheed Dr (bridge completely gone) @ Big Shanty (near St. Charles Apts.) KS
• Macedonia @ Avondale Pkwy (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Macland Rd (SR 360) @ Paulding County Line (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Macland Rd (SR 360) at Florence (roads gone) (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Maner Rd @ South Cobb Dr (still flooded AM 9/22/09 car needs removal)
• Meadows Rd at Lewis Rd (flooded)
• Nance Rd at Bridge near Cobblestone AC (bridge needs further inspection before can be opened – call Darren with Acworth at 770.975.0679 when bridge is okay)
• Nance Rd between Old 41 Hwy and Acworth Due West Rd (bridge)
• Neatherstone Dr near Trickum (bridge washed out)
• New McEver Rd @ Cantrell (road damage) (road needs inspection before can be opened)
• Nicholson Elementary (entrance flooded)
• Old Alabama @ Cardell (still flooded PM 9/22/09)
• Olde Mill Dr at Creek, just north of Olde Mill Ct
• Paces Ferry Dr @ the River
• Powder Springs @ Angham Rd. (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Powder Springs Dallas @ Old Lost Mountain (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Powder Springs Rd @ Forest Hill Road (bridge)
• Randall Farm Road @ Orchard Knob Dr
• Rio Montana (off Piedmont Rd)
• Riverview Rd at VMH at County Line near RR tracks (closed 6” water, truck stuck) (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Shaw Rd at Oak Creek Dr (creek crossing) (half of road missing needs barricades AM 9/22/09)
• Shipp Rd between Florence and Old Lost Mtn PS (on Shipp closed)
• South Cobb Dr @ River View (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• South Gordon Rd at Cardell Rd (barricades placed by CCDOT, PM 9/22/09)
• Sullivan between Stout and Hiram Lithia Springs (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Ten Oaks Circle
• Ten Oaks Ct @ Hopkins Ct
• Thornwood Rd @ Ridgewood Creek (washed out)
• Wellcrest Drive @ Old Pine Mountain KS
• Westchester Xing @ Blakedale Rd
• Westside Rd at Bridge near the Bus Barn AU
• Woodland Brook Dr @ Paces Ferry Rd (still flooded AM 9/22/09)
• Woodland Drive @ White Oak Court
• Wooten Lake Rd @ Joshua Way (closed AM 9/22/09, per Cobb PD)

 

OPENED

• 150 Laura Lake Rd (dam break) (reopened PM 9/22/09, verified by Cobb PD)
• 2335 Danielle Ct
• 2647 Forest Way
• 3310 Sewell Mill Rd (DOT is going to check bridge before opening)
• 3341 Forest Hill Rd (reopened AM 9/22/09)
• 41 @ Old 41
• 471 Stillwaters Dr (reopened PM 9/22/09, verified by CCDOT, needs guardrail repaired)
• Acworth Due West @ Cobb Pkwy
• Acworth Due West @ Northwest
• Acworth Due West at Jim Owens—open 4:30
• Acworth Due West S of 41—open 4:30
• Baker Road @ Moon Station Lane
• Bakers Grove KS
• Barrett between Old 41 and Dallas Hwy
• Barrett Lakes @ Cobb Place
• Bells Ferry Rd @ Bramford (bridge inspected and reopened AM 9/22/09)
• Bells Ferry/Shiloh to Chastain
• Ben King IFO Big Shanty Elem.
• Ben King IFO Big Shanty Elem.
• Black Acres @ Cobb Pkwy
• Black Acres @ Cobb Pkwy
• Bob Cox @ Dallas
• Bob Cox @ Granville
• Bridge on Pine Mountain near US 41 inspected and opened
• Brownsville Rd at the Park off Marietta St PS (bridge inspected and road opened 11AM 9/22/09)
• Bullard @ Old Lost Mountain (reopened AM 9/22/09)
• Burnt Hickory @ Barrett
• Burnt Hickory @ Brookstone
• Burnt Hickory @ Tarpley
• Busbee @ Chastain
• Butler Creek Rd @ Pine Mountain KS
• Canton @ Jamerson
• Casteel & N. Cook
• Casteel & N. Cook
• Casteel @ N. Cook
• Chastain @ Big Shanty
• Chestea Drive @ Chalden Lane
• Chestea Drive @ Chalden Lane
• Childress off Shallowford
• Cobb County @ Bells Ferry—open 7:40
• Cobb Parkway between Old Hwy 41 and Barrett (near Noonday Creek) KS
• Cobb Pk under Canton Conn Bridge both NB and SB MA
• Cobb Pkwy @ Blue Springs (reopened AM 9/22/09)
• Cobb Pkwy @ Cumberland Point
• Cobb Pkwy from Acworth Due West to Jim Owens Rd, both NB and SB lanes (reopened AM 9/22/09 All SB Lanes, only 1 lane NB-outside lane)
• Cobb Pkwy/SB @ Wilshire Ave
• Cobb Pkwy@ White Circle—open 7:47
• County Line ½- mile North of Burnt Hickory (reopened AM 9/22/09 retrieve barricades)
• Dallas near Midway @ Creek Bridge
• Delk Rd @ Bridge Near Spaghetti Warehouse (reopened AM 9/22/09)
• Due West @ Lost Creek
• Due West @ Northwest AC
• Due West @ Scott Rd (reopened AM 9/22/09
• East West Connector @ Hicks
• East West Connector @ Hicks Rd.
• Ebenezer @ Canton
• Ebenezer @ Thornbrook
• Fairwood Drive off Due West Road (reopened AM 9/22/09 barricades have been removed)
• Fairwood Point @ Fairwood Dr (reopened AM 9/22/09 barricades have been removed)
• Ford Road @ Ford Lake Place – half of one lane open
• Fords Rd at Mars Hill—open 4:15
• Fords Road @ County Line
• George Busbee @ Town Center Dr.
• Gordy Pkwy @ Sandy Plains
• Hawkins Store @ The Creek (reopened AM 9/22/09 – large debris roadside needs removal)
• Hiram Lithia Springs at Angham (underwater) (reopened AM 9/22/09)
• Hiram Rd at Cross Creek—open 5:45
• Hiram Road @ Cross Creek (underwater) (reopened AM 9/22/09)
• Holland BTW Nichols & Due West
• Holland BTW Nichols & Due West
• Holt @ Old Sewell Mill
• Holt Rd @ Old Sewell Rd
• Hwy 278 Between Florence and Elliott PS
• Hwy 41 North Dallas, North of Rutledge (Pine Mountain Area) KS (reopened PM 9/22/09)
• I-575 NB and SB closed BTW Chastain Rd and SR-92 (reopened 10AM 9/22/09 per GDOT)
• Indian Hills Drive near Old Canton
• Irwin Road bridge inspected and opened
• Jiles Road @ Foggy Bottom KS
• Jim Owens @ Sharpell Ln (reopened AM 9/22/09)
• Jim Owens @ Shiloh CT (reopened AM 9/22/09 – sidewalk broke and debris at bridge needs removal)
• Jim Owens BTW A.D.W. & Cobb Pkwy (reopened AM 9/22/09)
• Keheley Road @ Enchanted Wood (reopened AM 9/22/09)
• Kings Crossing off Shallowford Rd (reopened AM 9/22/09 – some debris and tree removal need)
• Lake Acworth Dr from Cherokee to Main St (reopened PM 9/22/09, verified by CCDOT)
• Lower Roswell @ Cheridan
• Mack Dobbs @ Cobb Pkwy (reopened AM 9/22/09)
• Macland Rd @ Villa Rica Rd (road closed due to flooding)
• Madison @ Midway
• Main Street and McCollum Pkwy KS (reopened AM 9/22/09)
• Mars Hill @ A.D.W.
• Mars Hill @ Chipping
• Mars Hill @ Walnut – open
• Mars Hill @ Waterloo Dr.
• Mars Hill in Dallas – open 6:00PM
• McCollum Pkwy @ W. Duncan
• McCullom Pkwy @ Airport
• Midway @ Planters Hill
• Midway Rd at Lovingwood Trail (creek crossing) (CCDOT repairing PM 9/22/09) (reopened PM 9/22/09)
• Mohawk Trail @ Crossfield Lane (for record keeping purposes, this is located in Cherokee County and will be forwarded, status unknown PM 9/22/09).
• Moon Rd at Florence Rd
• Moon Rd at Hosanna
• Moon Road @ Popular Springs (county line)
• Moon Station @ Hwy 41 KS (reopened PM 9/22/09)
• New Chastain @ Chastain Corners
• New MacLand at Macedonia –open 3:04 PS
• New Mcever Rd from Cantrell to Awtrey Elementary
• New Salem @ Stilesboro
• North Hadaway at Rolling Oaks (reopened AM 9/22/09)
• North Hadaway at Stilesboro Rd (reopened PM 9/22/09, verified by CCDOT)
• Oakridge Commerce Pk @ Oakridge Dr
• Old Canton @ Indian Hills
• Old Canton @ Roswell Rd
• Old Canton BTW Nichols & Due West
• Old McEver at Poplar (reopened AM 9/22/09)
• Old Mountain BTW Stilesboro & Burnt Hickory
• Old Stilesboro @ Autumn Chase
• Old Stilesboro between County Line & Cheatham
• Old Stilesboro—open 4:15
• Paper Mill @ Sope Creek Bridge (bridge inspected and reopened 10AM 9/22/09)
• Paul Samuel @ Old Hamilton (reopened AM 9/22/09)
• Pickens Rd @ Corner Rd – open 09:33
• Piedmont @ Cajun
• Piedmont @ Cajun
• Pine Mountain @ Stilesboro
• Pitner @ Cheatham
• Poplar Springs at Corner and MacLand—open 5:15
• Poplar Springs at Hamby—open 5:15
• Popular Springs @ Dallas Hwy
• Post Oak Tritt @ Liberty Ridge
• Powder Springs Dallas between Finch and Florence PS (reopened AM 9/22/09)
• Powder Springs Rd @ Hopkins Rd (reopened PM 9/22/09, verified by CCDOT)
• Red Rock @ Marsden Trace
• Rio Montana @ Piedmont
• Robinson Farms at Robinson Rd
• Robinson Road bridge inspected and opened
• Rockbridge Rd Off Bells Ferry (water over the bridge)
• Rutledge Road @ Hwy 41 KS
• Sandy Plains @ Wigley
• Sewell Mill Road bridge inspected and opened
• Shadowlawn BTW Fox Hills & Cherokee Pl
• Shallowford Rd Bridge @ Roswell City Limits
• Shaw @ Piedmont
• Shaw Rd BTW Piedmont & Ebenezer
• Six Flags Pkwy @ Silver Cree S/D
• Steinhauer @ Trickum
• Stilesboro @ Old Stilesboro
• Stilesboro Rd @ Frog Leap Trl (reopened PM 9/22/09, verified by Cobb PD)
• Sunshine Trace off Norfolk Way (reopened PM 9/22/09, verified by Cobb PD)
• Terrell Mill @ Powers Ferry
• Terrell Mill Rd @ 75 Overpass
• Terrell Mill Rd at 75 Overpass—08:08
• Thornapple Ln off Burnt Hickory
• Tourney Dr @ Trophy Dr
• Vulcan @ Big Shanty
• West Sandtown BTW Villa Rica & Dallas
• West Sandtown off Dallas
• Wilderness @ Friendship Church
• Wilderness Dr just east of Luther Ct (road washed out) (reopened PM 9/22/09, verified by CCDOT)
• Wooten Lake @ Shiloh
• Wooten Lake BTW Shiloh & Wade Green (bridge washed out)
• Wright Rd BTW Corner & Popular Springs
• Wright Rd—open 5:15

For more information, please visit:
http://dot.cobbcountyga.gov/road_rept.htm

Gov. Sonny Perdue announced Thursday that President Barack Obama has issued a federal disaster declaration to provide aid to residents of four Georgia counties in the wake of destructive flooding. Individual assistance for recovery efforts will be given to residents of Cobb, Paulding, Douglas and Cherokee counties.

Perdue declared a state of emergency in 17 counties Monday. The part of his request covering other counties and for government buildings and public costs from the storm is still pending. Aid from the declaration may include grants to help pay for temporary housing, home repairs and other serious disaster-related expenses.

Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama’s major disaster declaration issued for Georgia.

Assistance for Affected Individuals and Families Can Include as Required:

• Rental payments for temporary housing for those whose homes are unlivable. Initial assistance may be provided for up to three months for homeowners and at least one month for renters. Assistance may be extended if requested after the initial period based on a review of individual applicant requirements. (Source: FEMA funded and administered.)
• Grants for home repairs and replacement of essential household items not covered by insurance to make damaged dwellings safe, sanitary and functional. (Source: FEMA funded and administered.)
• Grants to replace personal property and help meet medical, dental, funeral, transportation and other serious disaster-related needs not covered by insurance or other federal, state and charitable aid programs. (Source: FEMA funded at 75 percent of total eligible costs; 25 percent funded by the state.)
• Unemployment payments up to 26 weeks for workers who temporarily lost jobs because of the disaster and who do not qualify for state benefits, such as self-employed individuals. (Source: FEMA funded; state administered.)
• Low-interest loans to cover residential losses not fully compensated by insurance. Loans available up to $200,000 for primary residence; $40,000 for personal property, including renter losses. Loans available up to $2 million for business property losses not fully compensated by insurance. (Source: U.S. Small Business Administration.)
• Loans up to $2 million for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes that have suffered disaster-related cash flow problems and need funds for working capital to recover from the disaster’s adverse economic impact. This loan in combination with a property loss loan cannot exceed a total of $2 million. (Source: U.S. Small Business Administration.)
• Loans up to $500,000 for farmers, ranchers and aquaculture operators to cover production and property losses, excluding primary residence. (Source: Farm Service Agency, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.)
• Other relief programs: Crisis counseling for those traumatized by the disaster; income tax assistance for filing casualty losses; advisory assistance for legal, veterans benefits and social security matters.
• Assistance for the State and Affected Local Governments Can Include as Required:
• Payment of not more than 75 percent of the approved costs for hazard mitigation projects undertaken by state and local governments to prevent or reduce long-term risk to life and property from natural or technological disasters. (Source: FEMA funded, state administered.)

How to Apply for Assistance:

• Those in the counties designated for assistance to affected residents and business owners can begin the disaster application process by registering online at http://www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired. The toll-free telephone numbers are available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (local time) Monday through Sunday until further notice. Applicants registering for aid should be prepared to provide basic information about themselves (name, permanent address, phone number), insurance coverage and any other information to help substantiate losses.
• Application procedures for local governments will be explained at a series of federal/state applicant briefings with locations to be announced in the affected area by recovery officials. Approved public repair projects are paid through the state from funding provided by FEMA and other participating federal agencies.

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

The following videos show the devastating effects of the recent floods in Marietta:

“This is from Todays (Sept 21) rain that turned into a flood.”

“Flooding in Kennesaw & Marietta today. Hard rain throughout Atlanta has caused this. This is located near Bells Ferry Rd and Chastain Road in Marietta. This is the pond at Chastain Lakes overflowing. I’m sitting here, an hour later, wondering if that wall will give way. “

“September 21, 2009 West Marietta, GA – Over 13 inches of rainfall in the past 8 days. 10 of those inches fell in 32 hours and caused Mud Creek to overflow it’s banks onto the 100 year flood plain. Video from Mud Creek off Villa Rica Road just south of Barrett Pkwy in West Cobb County GA at the Mud Creek Ranch. At 2:30PM ET, radar indicating more rain coming from the south and the storms keep firing up. “

“Flooding over Shaw Road in Marietta Georgia “

“Sope creek taken at the bridge on paper mill road. Normally this is a easy flowing creek where many people play out on. Crazy!! 9/21/09″

“Bill Murdock Road and Oak Lane bridge”

“New Bridge over Post Oak Tritt Road”

Update: As of Sunday, September 27, East Cobb Park has reopened. There is still much left to do, and repair donations are still needed.

East Cobb Park was heavily damaged as a result of the recent flooding in Cobb County. Sope Creek, which runs alongside East Cobb Park, flooded the main playground and the grass fields. The rapidly moving waters washed away all of the playground mulch, washed away benches, dug trenches and uprooted and washed away plants and shrubbery. At the highest point, water was 4 feet above the park’s bridge connecting to Fuller’s Park. Trees have fallen on the bridge and knocked out part of a fence surrounding the playground.

The park will remain closed and all activities including Ultimate Playdates and Movie Nights will be suspended until further announcements. Preliminary estimated damage is about $150,000 and the park is looking for donations in order to restore the park to its previous state.

Flood Repair donations can be made via check to the address below:
Friends for the East Cobb Park
1200 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 250
Marietta GA 30068

All Cobb County School District and Marietta City School District schools will be open on Thursday, Sept. 24 2009.

For students in the Cobb County School System who cannot access your usual bus stop, please call Transportation’s dispatch office at 770-429-5880, 770-429-5881 or 770-429-5882.

Many roads in Cobb County remain inaccessible due to damage from flooding.

Clarkdale Elementary School Info and Updates
Clarkdale Elementary School was inundated with floodwaters Monday afternoon after students were safely evacuated. On Tuesday afternoon, the main school building remained substantially under water. The contingency plan for Clarkdale involves creating space at nearby Austell Intermediate and Compton Elementary schools. Austell Intermediate School will host 225 students in grades 3-5, while Compton Elementary School will host 217 students in grades K-2. Furniture and materials from the district’s warehouse will be installed in available classrooms on Wednesday. Some Clarkdale classes will be combined in order to maximize available space. Above is a photo of Clarkdale Elementary taken Tuesday afternoon.

For the latest news, please visit the school systems website:

Marietta City Schools:
http://www.marietta-city.org/

Cobb County Schools:
http://www.cobbk12.org/

The Red Cross has opened a shelter in Marietta for those displaced by flooding. Red Cross is providing a safe place to stay, food to eat, and a shoulder to lean on for those affected by the flooding which has prompted evacuations, washed out bridges, caused landslides, and closed highways across the area.

“These flood waters can come up very rapidly. People should be prepared to evacuate at a moment’s notice,” said Joe Becker, Senior Vice President Red Cross Disaster Services, “We have shelters open which offer a safe haven for those who have been forced out of their homes.”

As of 6pm on Today, the Red Cross reported that 348 people registered at shelters in Metro Atlanta, and 291 of those were at the Cobb County Civic Center in Marietta.

The shelter is located at the Cobb County Civic Center at 548 S. Marietta Pkwy SE, Marietta, GA. For more information on the shelter, please contact the Red Cross at 404-876-3302.

To donate to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish) or mail your donation to the American Red Cross at P.O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013.