WTOC, Savannah, Georgia, news, weather and sports | Jesup mops up after Fay
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Back on Brunswick Street water drained out by the mid-day. But according to Wright, if another of Fay's bands brings more rain, it wouldn't drain quite as fast.
"Just trying to get pine straw out of the drains so the water flows faster and better," explained Wangstad in knee high water and propped on a shovel.JESUP, GA (WTOC) - The winds and rains pounded Wayne County early this morning. When the clouds finally parted, crews had to deal with the heavy rain and destruction Fay left behind.
Workers swept water off the top of the recreation department before the weight strained the roof. Water blocked only the bravest drivers along Brunswick Street. On the ground, Mark Wangstad reached down deep to find debris and get it out of the way.
"Just trying to get pine straw out of the drains so the water flows faster and better," explained Wangstad in knee high water and propped on a shovel.
He figured it would take only a couple of hours to go away and with the rain that fell Friday, the flooding shocked no one.
"About 4 o'clock it came pretty heavy between four and seven we got 3 inches," stated Keith Wright, Wayne County EMA director. "Around the Mount Pleasant area, four to five inches in just a few hours."
Around the county, many dirt roads looked like soaked wet sponges. On the edge of town, one neighborhood could take no more rain with trees and stumps clogging ditches and sewers. Wright said the roads would be hard to handle until dry weather arrived.
Back on Brunswick Street water drained out by the mid-day. But according to Wright, if another of Fay's bands brings more rain, it wouldn't drain quite as fast.
