Nancy Creek and Peachtree Creek, meandering tributaries of the Chattahoochee River, have vexed those who live along their banks going back generations.
When it rains — really rains — the two creeks tend to spring out of the confines of their ruddy banks. So, it was Friday that the remnants of Hurricane Helene — and two days of rain before it — invited not only Nancy and Peachtree creeks, but also the Chattahoochee, to flood houses, roads and even the playing fields of two private schools in the western edge of Buckhead.
Credit: Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Within this small slice of Buckhead, the full human drama of Helene played out.
Boat rescues from the muddy waters — including that of two adults and their infant child — became national news in the early morning hours.