Offices, Roads in Floyd Closed Friday As Helene Moves Out. Rainfall at 9 Inches

Flooded roads, dozens of downed trees, power outages and at least 9 inches of rain comprise the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene as of Friday morning.

Water levels in creeks and rivers continue to rise causing more roads to be closed in low lying areas. We also have reports of several trees down, one is down across powerlines on Kingston Avenue at Prater Road.

Northwest Georgia remains under a tropical storm warning as well as a flood watch until 2 p.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service .

Between Thursday and 8:30 a.m. Friday, 6.15 inches of rain had fallen at Richard B. Russell Airport/Towers Field. A flash flood warning is in effect for eastern Floyd through 11:30 a.m.

At 8:21 a.m., Floyd County 911 shared this list of roads closed by high water or other storm issues:

Ward Mountain from Barron to Calhoun roadGaines Loop Road (almost every intersection)Beverly Drive at MarchmontParis at ConnPresley at ParisCenter at Cottage CircleGaines at CrowderWayside Road (several sections)Shannon Road between Calhoun Road and Ga. 53East 17th at dead endEast 18th from Crane to HullEast 19th at CraneEast 20th from Hull to WheelerChulio Road east of the Lovell Road intersectionDoyle RoadPierce Hill Road

You can track closures the Floyd County E-911 Facebook page .

Winds have dropped to 12 mph through 8 a.m. with gusts of 23 mph.

Some trees have fallen across Floyd County overnight, including a few on power lines. Crews have been clearing them through the night and early Friday. Power outages are growing, with 642 customers without service through 8:30 a.m. in parts of Floyd.

At 8 a.m., Helene was still packing 60-mph winds and was 40 miles southeast of Clemson, S.C., barreling north-northeast at a stunning 30 mph.

We'll be updating this page throughout the morning. Our news partners at WRGA radio will also be broadcasting local and regional weather updates at 98.7 FM and 1470 AM.

Rome, Floyd County and Cave Spring government offices will be closed Friday as will schools and health department locations, among other businesses.

Power outages:

Georgia Power call 1-888-891-0938 to report an outage. North Georgia EMC call 1-706-259-9441 to report an outage.

Weather related information:

Georgia Emergency Management & Homeland Security Agency Georgia 511 www.511ga.org Georgia Department of Transportation NOAA National Hurricane Center The Weather Channel

A reminder from Floyd County E-911:

Please stay off the road unless it is an emergency. Responders, including utility workers, will be out working to clear any debris and restore utilities.Winds and rain may cause downed power lines. Do not go near any downed line.Charge any wireless devices, especially as means to receive emergency alerts.If you are on oxygen, make sure you have a backup plan if you lose power.There can be extended response times depending on the impact to our area.911 cannot give times for power restoration. Call 911 for all emergencies.Floyd County residents can enroll in CodeRED for emergency alerts by texting FloydAlert to 99411 to receive an enrollment link.