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Rain causes mountain mudslide, floods theater, closes roads in Georgia

By Associated Press December 24, 2015 2 min read

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Atkins – Part One

The tornado that hit Arkansas on Feb. 5, 2008, shattered houses and lives when it swept through the small town of Atkins.

The Rev. David Bishop, left, pauses as his congregation sings during Sunday morning services at the Union Grove Free Will Baptist Church on Sept. 7, 2008.

Kay Cherry, the mother of Jimmy Cherry, who died with his wife and daughter in the Atkins tornado, consoles Jimmy's step-daughter-in-law in the aftermath of the storm.

A family photo of Jimmy and Dana Cherry with their daughter Emmy. The three were killed when a tornado struck their home along 4th Street in Atkins.

This was the scene Jim Kirby saw when he surveyed his property after the tornado.

Peg Kirby cradles a dog on the land where her home once stood along Fourth Street in Atkins.

This is a gallery of photos from Atkins

More flooding, storm damage

* Flooding reported in Fannin County, Ga. * UPDATE: Ocoee River over banks, Copperhill flooding * Highway Patrol: Dayton man dies after driving into ravine that washed away bridge* Deadly storm system scatters damage across the South

Local weather

WRCB reports a Flood Watch continues across all of north Georgia until 7 p.m. Friday. See today’s forecast here.

ATLANTA – Authorities said heavy rains caused a mudslide on a mountain in north Georgia, flooded a movie theater lobby in LaGrange and led to flooding that closed several roads across the state.

The emergency manager in Fannin County told the National Weather Service that the mudslide blocked Mountain Top Road on Thursday, and several trees were also down in the area.

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority spokeswoman Saba Long said Thursday afternoon that the rail service between the Five Points and Oakland City stations have been shut down. Long says a bus bridge has been restored, but customers should expect some delays.

Emergency managers in Gilmer and Paulding counties also reported multiple roads closed by flooding Thursday.

The LaGrange Daily News reports the Carmike Cinemas LaGrange 10 was closed after a cleaning crew Thursday morning found the lobby full of water.

LaGrange is in Troup County, where the emergency manager reported that six roads had been washed out by mid-morning Thursday, and water was flowing over three more roads in the county.