Tuesday's storms damage cars, property across Montgomery
The traffic lights are out at Ripley and Jefferson streets in downtown while a strong storm passes through the area.
Tuesday's storms damage cars, property across Montgomery The traffic lights are out at Ripley and Jefferson streets in downtown while a strong storm passes through the area. Check out this story on montgomeryadvertiser.com: http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2017/07/11/lights-around-downtown-out-due-lightning-strike/469372001/
Rebecca Burylo, Montgomery Advertiser Published 2:37 p.m. CT July 11, 2017 | Updated 4:35 p.m. CT July 12, 2017
Flash flooding on Troy Highway in Montgomery, Ala. after heavy rains on Tuesday July 11, 2017. (Photo: Mickey Welsh / Advertiser)Buy Photo
Paula Reynolds' Garden District property was under 30 inches of water Tuesday after a storm dumped heavy rain across Montgomery.
Reynolds, like many in Montgomery, experienced some flooding and power outages Tuesday afternoon.
Nine vehicles parked around the Alabama State House suffered water damage because of a clogged drain, said Montgomery Emergency Management Agency director Christina Thornton.
Because Reynolds' house is on a raised conventional foundation, the flood waters damage only portions of her house, but mold is beginning to grow and rats and mosquitoes are attracted to the area making it unfit for her grandchildren to visit, she said.
"This has been an ongoing issue for my house and for my neighbors," said Reynolds, who has approached the City Council with the same issue. "I am at the lowest point so the waters from Felder and Zelda run into our street so that it can't hold all the water.
"It's just too much. It's more than a homeowner issue. It's a city issue that should have been resolved long ago."
EMA reported that almost every street in downtown Montgomery had experienced some flooding along with a few other neighborhoods in the area.
Places around Troy Highway and McGhee Road also experienced flooding.
"When you have water flowing down from streets like Decatur, Perry and Court toward downtown proper, you're going to have a large amount of water," Thornton said.
Montgomery Flash flooding on Tuesday
A car stuck in the water after flash flooding on Troy Highway in Montgomery, Ala. following heavy rains on Tuesday July 11, 2017. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser
Montgomery firefighters on the scene of flash flooding at Debby Road and McGhee Road in Montgomery, Ala. after heavy rains on Tuesday July 11, 2017. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser
Flash flooding on Troy Highway in Montgomery, Ala. after heavy rains on Tuesday July 11, 2017. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser
Flash flooding at Valerio's Auto Sales on Troy Highway in Montgomery, Ala. after heavy rains on Tuesday July 11, 2017. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser
The short-lived heavy rains overflowed several sewer drains causing water to rise across the streets according to EMA dispatchers. Also flooding was reported in some areas of North Ripley, South Union and Commerce streets, which began to recede about an hour later.
A tree also fell on Grove Street at Shepherd, but no damages or injuries were reported.
No damages were reported in the county.
Traffic lights were also out at Madison at North Ripley Street, Mt. Meigs at Capitol and Eastchase at Interstate 85, said Capt. Regina Duckett, the spokeswoman for MPD.
About 3,300 customers were without power in Montgomery, said Mike Jordan, a spokesman for Alabama Power. Power was restored a few hours later.
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