Savannah Standard

For immediate release

Aug. 6, 2024

CONTACT:

Office of Communications

opc@savannahga.gov

Tropical Storm Debby News Release #6

City of Savannah non-essential offices will remain closed Wednesday

SAVANNAH – Due to impacts from Tropical Storm Debby, most City of Savannah non-essential offices will remain closed, however some additional resident-facing services will resume on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Essential and emergency services will continue to operate and respond as needed.

The City’s Sanitation Department will resume collection routes on Wednesday on a one-day delayed schedule—Tuesday’s routes will be run on Wednesday, Wednesday’s routes on Thursday, Thursday’s routes on Friday. Missed routes will be serviced as quickly as possible. The Dean Forest Road Landfill and Bacon Park Convenience Center will operate on a normal schedule. Street cleaning will resume on its regular schedule and parking will be enforced accordingly.

Along with partners at Chatham County, the City will not implement a curfew Tuesday night.

City crews are currently addressing significant flooding in the Tremont Park neighborhood; extreme caution should be used in this area and drivers are advised to avoid the area entirely at this time.

All pump stations are operating satisfactorily and continuing to move water out of streets. High water remains in several areas due to the volume of rainfall received over the last 36 hours. Depending on rainfall Tuesday evening, City staff expect additional time and multiple tide cycles to fully evacuate the stormwater system.

Stormwater Management crews are addressing elevated water levels in the following locations:

- White Bluff Rd. near Savannah Tech

- Tremont Park Neighborhood

- Ogeechee Road (Hwy. 80) just east of I-516

- Magazine Ave. north of Gwinnett St.

- Liberty Heights Drive

- Staley Ave between 48th and 51st St

- 42nd and Ogeechee Rd.

- 51st St. at Hopkins

Water is high and adjacent to the roadway at Eisenhower between Sallie Mood and Truman Parkway, Staley Ave. north of Ogeechee Rd., and near the intersection of Ogeechee Rd (Hwy. 80) and Victory Dr.

For the latest map of flood-prone areas and current road closures in the City visit savannahga.gov/floodalerts.

As of 6:30 p.m., the City’s Transportation Department is handling over 40 roadway issues. Residents are reminded that when a traffic signal is out, the intersection should be treated as an all-way stop.

City crews are responding to the following locations:

- Price at 42nd, manhole displaced

- Chatham Parkway at Telfair Place, flooded

- 63rd and Reynolds, Signal restored

- Skidaway and Victory, Signal restored

- 37th and Jefferson, remains flooded

- Ogeechee Road and 1200 W 42nd, flooded

- Victory from Hopkins, all clear

- Hopkins to Ogeechee, all clear

- Ogeechee at Mills B Lane, remains flooded

- Paulsen, 61st & 63rd, all clear

- Woodland between Derenne & Forsyth, closed

- Eisenhower open

- Truman Parkway Southbound at Eisenhower SB off-ramp clear; SB on-ramp remains flooded

-White Bluff and Johnston SB remains flooded

-Skidaway between stadium & Montgomery Crossroads tree removed

-Waters Mall Blvd Northbound right lane tree removed

-Drayton &41st all clear

-Eisenhower between Skidaway & Truman low hanging cable AT&T contacted

-Truman overpass erosion & Derenne all clear

-Drayton&41st Right-lane flooded but passable

-530 Magazine flooded disabled vehicles present

-48th Stanley flooded&closed

-Waters38th street light pole ground Made safe Ga Power notified

-Eisenhower Westbound Traman SB off-ramp lane closed Anderson Bee signal stops signs place

-Ogeechee Mills B Lane closed flooding

-Ogeechee42nd not passable Victory Hopkins flooded passable

37th Jefferson flooded Truman overpass erosion Derenne Northbound Truman Whitefield power need stop signs Gwinnett Adams complex Gwinnett driveway railroad hydraulic spill Waters Mall Blvd Northbound right lane-tree down White Bluff Food Lion signal out White Bluff TV Circle signal out White Bluff Johnston flooded&closed Mills B Lane Ogeechee flooded Westbound President reduced lane Skidaway Montgomery Crossroads Stadium tree down Paulsen Park&Gwinnett Water cleared stalled car Louisville Blunt tree westbound travel lane blocked

The City urges residents to remain vigilant about potential impacts this evening including downed trees flood roadways downed power lines If a flood roadway encountered best option turn around find alternative route

Residents can call311 report downed trees flood roadways ask question about City services submit service request Service requests also submitted online Savannahga.gov/311request Residents urged download SAV311 app quick service request submission

If a downed power line encountered it should not approached residents call911 report alert Georgia Power8888910938

For updates specific to City Savannah residents encouraged follow@cityofsavannah Facebook Instagram TikTok Twitter or visit savannahga.gov/debby City employees encouraged call into City's emergency information hotline updates8332516020

Chatham County currently Flood Warning Tropical Storm Warning Storm Surge Warning The current forecast anticipates69 inches rain high tide1053pm A storm surge24 feet forecasted Tropical Storm force winds likely threat potential cave-ins sink holes elevated