Crime & Safety

Stormy Weather Wreaks Havoc on Monday Commute

Severe delays and flooding expected in some area.

It is a stormy Monday for Gwinnett commuters. Rain and thunderstorms were raging in the pre-dawn hours, causing all sorts of problems.

At one point, two lanes of westbound Highway 78 were blocked due to standing water, per news reports. And a crash was reported at I-85 southbound at Jimmy Carter Boulevard, causing traffic backups all the way to SR 316 in Lawrenceville.

Georgia Power reported early Monday that almost 3,000 people in metro Atlanta were without power.

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The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather report that shows that the showers and thunderstorms will continue throughout the morning and into early Monday afternoon. A flood warning has has been issued for Big Creek near Alpharetta.

This follows a weekend of storm-related damage in Gwinnett. On Saturday, emergency workers responded to four incidents, including downed trees and fires caused by lightning strikes.

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