I was watching the news this morning, and saw the sad sight of SFOG coasters sticking up out of murky, brown flood waters. Just eerie! My prayers for the people affected by these floods.

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Just not a good situation in the Atlanta area. I hope everyone can stay safe.

I know the Atlanta area has been in a drought, but I am sure this is not how they wanted to end that.

That video was so hard to watch. I almost cried when they showed the pic of the kid that was torn fromhis father's arms. My heart goes out to them

Wow, that is truly an eery scene. Seeing those coasters under water, how much repairs will have to be done, and most importantly, how many lives were lost during this tragic accident. My hopes and prayers go out to the Atlanta area.

SFOG has always had a problem with flooding since it's essentially in a valley... however that's the worst I've ever seen it.

Shaggy

Here is a picture on Yahoo, sad to see for sure.

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I'd say I went the right day. By the way, you also have to realize that the Great American Scream Machine was already over water.

So do you think SFoG will reopen? It's looking like it may not.

So far the web site says its open for sat and sun.

http://www.sixflags.com/overGeorgia/info/parkInfo.aspx

It's actually bad beyond belief.

Even when I have seen the Ohio River Flood, I've never seen anything like the flooding that we've seen.

Entire interstates are closed due to flooding.

They're calling this a 100 year flood. They have no recorded history of the waters being this high.

Woofer I hope you are staying safe

Woofer I hope you are staying safe

I was just goign to say that hope all is well for you Woofer.

People, their families, homes and lives are far more important than any park. That being said, here is a SFOG update from the Atlanta Journal Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/scream-machin...but-143766.html

Yep, I second what Terpy just said.

And those images of SFoG in that article remind me of images that I`ve seen of Coney Island. In fact, a lot of stuff at Coney gets packed onto semi trailers at the end of the season, just in case there is a flood. In the event of a flood, those trailers are quickly trucked out to higher ground. I know because I have been helping winterize Sunlite Pool for the year this week and last week. A lot of what I`ve been doing is packing stuff up onto trailers, or moving things to higher ground/tying things up in case of a flood.

I'm safe. And thank you.

Most the schools were closed today and tomorrow. That keeps many off the roads. Many are still closed and many are washed away, entirely.

My house is on a hill so all was ok with me. I think there is some water damage to the porch and to the deck. It has to dry to make that determination.

Say a little prayer for all the people down here that lost loved ones and lost their homes.

Here is a picture on Yahoo, sad to see for sure.

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After scrolling through the entire slideshow, I am again amazed at the power of rain/water. Unfortunately, I'm sure that the pictures don't really show the devastation that this kind of event can cause and the impact that this can have on people and a community.

Wow.

SFOG opened this weekend as planned:

http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/six-flags-opens-as-146563.html

And it's rained more today.

They're calling this a 500 year flood, now.

An overall flood update for the Atlanta area (including a mention of Six Flags Over Georgia). Things are really bad down there:

http://www.examiner.com/x-3958-Atlanta-Nor...-disaster-areas

Uhhh, I would say worse than really bad.

They say that over 50% of the people in Austell have lost their homes.

Many roads ae still closed.

We actually are having a sunny day today.

This is a nice change.