ATLANTA — The Atlanta metro set a new record Monday for the amount of rain fall in one day. A total of 2.62 inches of water was record at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport for Monday.
Though most of the heavy rain has moved out of the area, some areas of showers are expected to continue throughout the evening.
That record rainfall caused a mess across the metro area.
In DeKalb County, floodwaters rushed into an apartment building off of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard.
The building had to be evacuated leaving residents to scramble to get what they can before the water damaged their belongings.
“This is the most water I’ve ever seen in a 25-hour period," said resident Scott Plageman.
Building management told Channel 2’s Liz Artz that they are working to find housing for the residents for at least the night.
DeKalb County EMA Director Sue Loeffler told Artz the Red Cross is working with the county to place anyone who is flooded out of their home.
Flood waters in Gwinnett County separated several parents from their children who were returning home from school.
Residents of the Jones RV Park found flooded streets, blocking normal bus stops for school buses.
District leaders ended up helping match parents with their children.
Once the floodwaters receded, people were let back into their homes but some told Channel 2’s Tony Thomas they were still without power.
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Some neighborhoods along the Big Creek saw flooding as early as Sunday night.
Neighbor Melissa Nguyen told Chanel 2's Rikki Klaus she noticed half a dozen spots already flooding on the greenway in Alpharetta around 5 p.m. Sunday.
River forecasters recorded Big Creek had reached nearly 7 feet already Sunday evening, which means it has entered the minor flooding stage off Kimball Bridge Road.
At seven feet, portions of the YMCA campground off Preston Ridge Road also begin to flood.
Nguyen described to Klaus the first signs of flooding that she witnessed on her walk.
"To the side there's water where there shouldn't be and just floods developing. I know it's going to come, and they might close it down in a day or so," Nguyen said.
The creek is expected to continue to rise and crest near 10 feet early Tuesday morning.
When that happens, river forecasters say minor flooding is expected in Cumming, Alpharetta and Roswell.
They told Klaus that the backyards of homes off Seale Drive and Gunter Court go under 1 foot of water then.
Chris Albano says water pours into his yard when water rises at Big Creek.
"Well the mulch we put down disappears," Albano says. "You get a lot of things washign back into the yard in the back from up the creek that'll just come down ... So it's pretty annoying."
The river is expected to fall below flood stage by Wednesday, depending on how much rain we see over the next 24 hours.
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