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Farmer says part of property heavily damaged from weekend flooding in Floyd County

FLOYD COUNTY, Ga. — As heavy rain swept through North Georgia over the weekend, one of the hardest hit areas was Floyd County.

Gov. Brian Kemp issued a state of emergency for Floyd and Chattooga counties as the areas received widespread flooding.

Severe Weather Team 2 says parts of Floyd County saw up to 10 inches of rain over the weekend.

Channel 2′s Michele Newell met up with Bill Turner, who owns a farm along Little Texas Valley Road in Floyd County on Monday.

He said much of his farm ended up underwater and he got his cattle out just in time.

“What were you thinking when you saw all that water coming in?” Newell asked Turner.

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“I was thought we had to move some cattle pretty quick,” Turner said. “There were 100 cows and calves in this area, so we got all them moved out then we had another 50. We got them moved back on high ground.”

Turner will know just how much damage he’s up against when all the water finally recedes.

“It will take about a week,” Turner said. “We’ll just have to see how much we have to repair or replace”

Floyd County emergency officials say some homes in the area flooded, but the damage isn’t significant.

A number of roads were closed throughout the county into Monday, but they are all back open now.

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Michele Newell

Michele Newell, WSB-TV

Michele Newell has been part of the WSB-TV family since November 2021. Before moving to Atlanta, Michele worked at TV news stations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Columbus, Ohio and Steubenville, Ohio.