ATLANTA — This is why it is never a good idea to try to get through a flooded street.
A driver who thought she could get through high water ended up stuck in the middle of an Atlanta road.
Briauna Rogers told Channel 2′s Kristen Holloway she was driving down South Grand Avenue toward Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway when her car stalled.
“I started driving through, and when I tried to reverse, the car had -- it was already too late,” Rogers said.
Rogers had to call for help when the water was nearly up to her window. Firefighters helped her climb through her window.
Severe Weather Team 2 says the Atlanta metro has already seen nearly half the amount of rainfall that we normally see in a year, and it’s barely March.
Channel 2’s Chris Jose went to three different counties Thursday that also experienced flooding.
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In Paulding County, he met Jason Parks. He said he’s quite familiar with all the local streets that flood often, including Sleepy Hollow Road near Burnt Hickory.
“It’s kind of a danger, especially early in the morning when you don’t have a streetlight,” Parks said. “If you don’t know the road, don’t get on it. It’s that bad.”
On Thursday, crews put up multiple signs in flood-prone areas to warn drivers about “water over the road.”
“I didn’t even come this way this morning just because it was dark and it was really raining, thunderstorms and all of that good stuff,” Parks said.
In Cherokee County, the city of Woodstock closed roads around Olde Rope Mill Park because the Little River rose over its banks, leaving picnic tables underwater and trails shut down.
While in Acworth, Jose spoke to Jerome Davidson, who went to Allatoona Lake to go fishing.
“The rain is not going to stop me,” Davidson said.
Davidson said he was happy because he didn’t have to drive an extra 20 minutes to get to Allatoona Lake on Tanyard Creek Road. Two weeks ago, the lake level was so high it flooded the street. It's back open now.
“It floods quite a bit. And quite frankly, I was surprised today because I expected to come here and find the road closed,” Davidson said.