>>
>> THIS
>> THIS WAS A DE4@VASTATING HISTORY MAKING STORM.
A DUAL THREAT.
THE WATER LEAVING BEHIND
OVERWHELMING FLOODING.
OVERWHELMING FLOODING. >> LIVE FROM THE 11 ALIVE
STUDIO, MORNING RUSH STARTS
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> WE ARE CONTINUING 4@TO TRACK
WEEKEND MICHAEL AS IT MOVES
THROUGH THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT A LIVE SHOT
HERE FROM MADISON CITY.
THAT IS IN MORGAN COUNTY THERE.
WINDS ARE BLOWING AROUND THE
FLAGS THERE.
FLAGS THERE. THE STORM IS BEING BLAMED FOR
AT LEAST TWO DEATHS.
THE LATEST VICTIM WAS AN 11-
YEAR-OLD GIRL WHOSE TREE FELL
ON HER HOME.
>>> THERE ARE 4@SCHOOL CLOSURES
AND DELAYS.
AND DELAYS. UGA, ATHENS TECH COLLEGE
DELAYING FOR A FEW HOURS.
FIND THE FULL LIST ON
11ALIVE.COM.
11ALIVE.COM. >>> AND IF YOU CAN SAFELY SEND
US A PI4@CTURE OF HOW THINGS LO
IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, 4@USE THE
HASHTAG MORNINGRUSHATL.
HASHTAG MORNINGRUSHATL. GOING FROM 155 MILES PER HOUR
TO 50 MILES PER 4@HOUR, A LOT H
CHANGED IN 24 HOURS.
>> WE STILL HAVE THE RAIN OUT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. MAINLY OVER TO THE EAST AND THE
RAIN WILL BE WITH US FOR THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON.
LET'S GET YOU THE LATEST
INFORMATION UP HERE.
THE WINDS DOWN TO 50 4@4@MILES
HOUR.
HOUR.
HOUR. EVEN IN THE NEXT UPDATE, WE
WILL SEE THE WINDS DROP OFF 4@
EVEN MORE.
EVEN MORE. I THINK THEY WILL BE DOWN IN
THE 40 MILES PER HOUR RANGE.
WHAT WE WILL 4@PICK UP IS THE
FORWAR4@D SPEED.
FORWAR4@D SPEED. WE'VE BEEN WATCHING THAT MOVE
TO THE NORTHEAST AT 21 MILES
PER HOUR.
PER HOUR.
PER HOUR. SO BOOKING AS IT HEADS TOWARDS
SOUTH CAROLINA AND EVENTUALLY
INTO NORTH CAROLINA.
GOOD FOR THOSE 4@GUYS BECAUSE I
WON'T DROP A WHOLE LOT OF RAIN
AT LEAST MOVING OVER THERE
WHERE THEY DON'T REALLY NEED
THAT WATER.
THAT WATER. VERY DEVASTATING DOWN IN
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE.
WE'RE STILL DEALING WITH THE
WINDS.
WINDS.
WINDS. VERY HEAVY RAINS IN THE
4@ OVERNIGHT.
OVERNIGHT. NOW TAPERING OFF IN A LOT OF
SPOTS.
SPOTS.
SPOTS. THAT'S WHERE THE HEAVY RAIN IS
MOVING INTO COLUMBIA, SOUTH
CAROLINA.
CAROLINA.
CAROLINA. YOU STILL HAVE HEAVIER 4@BANDS
AROUND OUR AREA AS WELL.
YOU 4@SEE THE YELLOWS AND 4@
ORANGES.
ORANGES.
ORANGES. STARTING TO SEE IT DIMINISH A
LITTLE BIT OVER TOWARDS THE
ATLANTA METRO AREA NOW.
YOU SEE LIGHT RAIN.
THAT'S GOING TO BE THE TREND
FOR THIS MORNING.
THE RAIN ENDING.
THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE.
BETTER DAYS AHEAD T WILL
FINALLY FEEL LIKE FALL 4@AROUND
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. WE
HERE. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN THE
FULL FORECAST COMING UP.
CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT.
THE TEMPERATURES WILL FEEL
MIGHTY, MIGHTY NICE 4@AROUND TH
FORECAST AREA.
FORECAST AREA. AS THE SYSTEM MAKES ITS WAY
THROUGH THE GEORGIA AREA, WE
HAVE TEAM CO4@VERAGE.
LET'S START OFF WITH THE
COVERAGE IN MADISON, GEORGIA
WHERE THE 4@WINDS ARE 4@STILL
WHIPPING UP A 4@LITTLE BIT.
JERRY.
JERRY.
JERRY. >>
JERRY. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
WE WERE GETTING BATTERED AROUND
FOR A WHILE THERE.
THE RAIN AND WIND HAVE LET UP
JUST A BIT NOW.
STILL BLOWING IN GUSTS.
BUT I'M NOT CONVINCED THIS IS 4@
OVER AT ALL.
JUST A LITTLE BIT AGO, ABOUT
HALF AN HOUR AGO, WE HEARD A
LOUD SNAP IN DOWNTOWN MADISON,
GEORGIA.
GEORGIA.
GEORGIA. AND THIS TREE, TWO BRANCHES
HERE JUST SNAPPED RIGHT OFF OF
THE TREE.
THE TREE.
THE TREE. WE WERE STANNG BY OUR LIVE
TRUCK.
TRUCK.
TRUCK. FORTUNATELY EVERYTHING IS OKAY.
THAT IS THE KIND OF THING
THEY'RE SEEING AROUND MORGAN
AND GREEN COUNTY.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THEY
HAVE HAD MULTIPLE LIMBS OUT 4@
THROUGHOUT THE AREA.
NOTHING THAT CAUSED ANY
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. WE'RE BACK NOW TO A POINT AFTER
A PERIOD OF ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF
A CONTINUOUS GUST OF WIND.
WE'RE BACK TO JUST OCCASIONAL
GUSTS.
GUSTS.
GUSTS. WE
GUSTS. WE HAVE BEEN KEEPING AN EYE ON
THE FLAGS HERE IN DOWNTOWN
MADISON.
MADISON.
MADISON. YOU SEE IT IS RELATIVELY CALM
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL GET THE
STRONG GUST OF WIND.
WITH T4@HE RAIN AND WIND
CONTINUING TO COME, THERE COULD
BE A POSSIBILITY OF MORE LIMBS
AND MORE 4@TREES TOPPLING AROUN
IN 4@THIS AREA.
>> ALL RIGHT, JERRY.
MICHAE4@L SPAWNING TORNADO
WARNINGS MAKING FOR SCARY
MOMENTS.
MOMENTS.
MOMENTS. A POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHING
DOWN NEAR THE CONNECTOR.
A CONFIRMED TORNADO IN CRAWFORD
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. AT LEAST FIVE HOMES DAMAGED
THERE 4@YESTERDAY.
THERE 4@YESTERDAY. 11 ALIVE WAS ON THE SCENE
MINUTES AFTER IT TOUCHED 4@4@DO
>> Reporter: I'M HERE IN MAY
COME WHERE CREWS WILL CONTINUE
TO CLEAN 4@4@UP AFTER MICHAEL C
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. WHEN WE GOT THERE, A TORNADO
RIPPED THROUGH A COMMUNITY,
DAMAGING FIVE HOMES.
ONE COUPLE WAS SO SC4@ARED, THE
HIT UNDERNEATH THEIR COUCH.
WHEN THEY GOT 4@OUT, THEY HAD
TREES LITTERED ALL ACROSS THEIR
HOME AND THEIR ROOF RIPPED 4@OF
>> MY HUSBAND WAS SITTING ON
THE PORCH AND SAID LET'S FLIP
THIS COUCH OVER AND 4@GET UNDER
IT.
IT.
IT. HERE
IT. HERE IT COMES.
THANK GOD WE'RE 4@OKAY.
>> Reporter: BACK HERE, UTILITY
CREWS AND FIRST RESPONDERS ARE
ASKING PEOPLE NOT TO GO BACK ON
THE ROADS THIS MORNING UNTIL
THEY HAVE TIME TO REMOVE ALL OF
THE DEBRIS.
THE DEBRIS. >> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S SHOW YOU VIDEO THAT WE
SHOT, FOLKS, YESTERDAY.
ACTUALLY LAST NIGHT AT 2:30 IN
THE MORNING, THIS 4@MORNING.
THIS WAS A FATAL SCENE 4@ON I-2
EASTBOUND RIGHT NEAR I-25 OVER
IN DEKALB COUNTY.
A 7-CAR PILE-UP.
4@ THE ROADS CONTINUE TO BE WET.
WE HAVE STANDING WATER.
BUT POLICE HAVE HAD 4@ALL LANES
BLOCKED ON I-20 FOR QUITE A
WHILE NOW.
WHILE NOW. LET'S GET TO THE SCENE.
THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. AS
NOW. AS YOU CAN SEE, WESTBOUND
TRAFFIC IS ABLE TO MOVE BY.
EASTBOUND TRAFFIC STANDING
STILL.
STILL.
STILL. LET'S GET TO THE 4@MAPS.
KIND OF QUIET RIGHT NOW BUT AS
THE 6:00 HOUR STARTS, MORE AND
MORE FOLKS HAVE TO GET TO WORK.
WE'RE STARTING TO SEE INBOUND
DELAYS, FOLKS COMING IN FROM
THE WESTBOUND SIDE. 4@
WEST EXPRESSWAY, NEW TROUBLE AT
THORTON RIDE.
THORTON RIDE. QUICKLY MOVED OFF TO THE RIGHT.
AND 400 NORTHBOUND ON THE RIM
TO 285, THAT RAMP IS BLOCKED.
>>> SOME OF THE MOST HEART
BREAKING IMAGES COMING OUT OF
THE FLORIDA 4@PANHANDLE.
STILL STAYING ON TOP OF MICHAEL
HERE, NOW A TROPIC4@AL STORM.
MICHAEL WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY
BOOKS AS THE MOST POWERFUL
STORM TO HIT THE 4@AREA.
OUR CREWS ON THE GROUND WHEN
THE HEAVY RAIN AND 155 MILES
PER HOUR WINDS SLAMMED THE
COAST.
COAST.
COAST. CHRISTIE IS LIVE IN MARIANNA,
FLORIDA THIS MORNING.
YOU MOVED INLAND ABOUT 40, 50
MILES.
MILES.
MILES. IT
MILES. IT GOT DICEY WHILE YO4@U WERE
TH4@ERE.
TH4@ERE.
TH4@ERE. >> Reporter: WE WERE, SHIBA.
WE'RE ACTUALLY JUST OUTSIDE OF
MARIANNA, FLORIDA, 60 4@MILES
NORTH OF THE COAST.
WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND
THIS MORNING DESPERATELY
LOOKING FOR CELL SERVICE 4@TO
BRING YOU THIS BROADCAST.
THAT'S WHY I'M HOLDING MY PHONE
IN AN 4@AWKWARD SPOT, TO GET 4@
SERVICE.
SERVICE.
SERVICE. THE DEVASTATION THAT MICH4@AEL
LEFT BEHIND IS BREATHTAKING.
TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF THIS
VIDEO.
VIDEO.
VIDEO. ENTIRE MALL PARKING LOT TURNED
INTO A 4@LAKE.
HOMES WERE FLATTENED
COMPLETELY.
COMPLETELY. POWER LINES CAME DOWN, MAKE
THANKSGIVING A MAZE AND VERY
HARD TO NAVIGATE THE ROAD.
WE EVEN SAW A MOBILE HOME THAT
WAS TURNED COMPLETELY UPSIDE-
DOWN AND GAS STATION CANOPIES
WHOSE ROOFS WERE COMPLETELY
RIPPED OFF.
RIPPED OFF. IT WILL TAKE A VERY LONG TIME
TO GET BACK TO NORMAL.
WE TALKED TO SOMEBODY WHO
STAYED OUT THE STORM.
HERE IS HOW SHE DESCRIBED THE
DAMAGE.
DAMAGE.
DAMAGE. >> FOR A BRIEF SECOND, WE
THOUGHT THE ROOF WAS GOING TO
COME DOWN.
COME DOWN. WE HAD INSULATION COME DOWN
FROM THE ROOF.
IT WAS SCARIER THAN
>> Reporter: VERY SCARY.
WE WERE FEELING THAT SAME FEAR
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. SOMETHING IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE
TRYING TO GET IN OR OUT.
THEY HAVE JUST 4@SHUT DOWN THE
INTERSTATE I-10.
INTERSTATE I-10. IT IS NOW SHUT DOWN FROM MILE
MARKER 85 ALL THE WAY UP TO
174.
174.
174. IN
174. IN FACT, IT HAS BLOCKED US IN.
AND THERE ARE INCREDIBLE TREES
DOWN EVEN 60 MILES NORTH OF THE
COAST.
COAST.
COAST. SHIBA.
SHIBA.
SHIBA. >>
SHIBA. >> THANK YOU, 4@CHRISTIE.
>>> WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME OF
THE IMPACTS TO4@ OUR LOCAL ROAD
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. THIS WAS THE SCENE ON NORTH
AVENUE AND STATE STREET LAST
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. DRIVERS TRYING TO NAVIGATE
THROUGH THE FLOOD WATERS.
THE WATER IS RECEDING IN THAT
AREA THIS MORNING.
THAT'S GOOD NEWS.
>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT THE POWER
THAT'S GOOD NEWS. >>> HERE IS A LOOK AT THE POWER@
OUTAGES SO4@ FAR FOR GEORGIA
POWER.
POWER.
POWER. 4@MORE THAN 198,000 CUSTOMERS 4
IN THE DARK.
4@ MORE THAN 100,000 FOR GEORGIA
EMC.
EMC.
EMC. SOUTHWEST GEORGIA HIT THE
HARDEST.
HARDEST.
HARDEST. THAT IS YOUR RUSH BLOCK AT
6:09.
6:09.
6:09. YOU
6:09. YOU HAVE BEEN OUR EYES AND EARS
IN PLACES THAT WE COULDN'T
REACH.
REACH.
REACH. WE
REACH. WE THANK 4@4@YOU FOR THAT.
OUR 11 ALIVE STORM TRACKERS
TAKING PICTURES AND VIDEO OF
THE HEAVY RAIN AS MICHAEL'S
BANDS MOVED IN.
WE ALSO GOT THIS VIDEO FROM
4@ ZACH RIGHT