As Hurricane Helene moved into Florida as a Category 4 storm and then came through Georgia late Thursday night and early Friday morning, officials at the National Weather Service said flooding was being seen in multiple spots across Gwinnett County.
The weather service reported Big Haynes Creek surpassed its flood stage at 5:15 a.m. at Lenora Road in Snellville. The creek was standing at 10.1 feet at that time.
But that was far from being the only flooding seen in Gwinnett.
The weather service issued a statement just before midnight Thursday saying there is minor flooding on the Alcovy River, at New Hope Road, in the Grayson area. Gwinnett County as a whole is under a Tropical Storm Warning as Helene moves northward.
Flood stage on the Alcovy is 9-feet, which is considered minor flooding, according to the NWS’ Peachtree City Office. As of 11:45 p.m., the river was at 10.6-feet, but it was marked as being at 9.9 feet at 3:30 a.m and expected to crest at 10.7 feet after additional rains fell.