The following is quoted from Cherokee Co. EOC Situation Report FYI:
Chairman Ahrens has declared a local State of Emergency for Cherokee County. Current Situation Storms have produced between 3 and 8 inches of rain across Cherokee County today. Three day rainfall totals are nearing 15 inches. Multiple roads are closed and many rescues have taken place and continue this evening. Streams are at or above record flood stages at many locations. Evacuations Many locations particularly in the Woodstock area have been evacuated. Rescues and evacuations are underway along PKWY 575 in Woodstock. This includes 3 hotels. Several apartment complexes are also being evacuated in the Woodstock Area. Shelters 1-Shelter is open at the Cherokee County South Annex located just north of Woodstock. At the present time, 35 people were in the shelter and field command posts report an additional 100 people will be transported to the shelter over the next hour. The shelter is being staffed by Cherokee CERT, Cherokee County Public Health, Cherokee County DFACS and Red Cross. The Cherokee Sheriff's Office Division of Emergency Management has deployed its shelter supply trailer to the shelter location. Road Closures I-575 south of Hwy 92 north & south bound Bells Ferry south of Hwy 92 Hwy 92 west of Hwy 5 Arnoldmill Road east of Woodstock Hwy 5 at the Little River Bridge Vaughan Road at the Bridge River Station Terrace Towne Lake Pkwy @ I-575 Epperson Road Kellogg Creek Road Victory Drive Mohawk Trail Haynes Road West Marietta Street Longview Drive Emergency Support Functions All Emergency Support Functions are activated in the Response Phase . . . Weather Forecast Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph.

So far, this "Hurricane Season" has been non-eventful - and that's good. There is a small problem with that, however. We, or at least I, get complacent and fail to keep some of my emergency communications skills honed and our "go kits" ready. So, I have resolved to spend the next few days making sure my capabilities such as Winlink, D-Star, and Echolink are up to par as well as inventoring my go boxes: Radio accessories, food, survival, and first-aid. If I don't have to use them, so much the better.