Areas of Tallent Lane in Spring City, Tenn., are flooded by the overflowing Piney Creek on Monday afternoon.
Photo by Kimberly McMillian
Most counties in Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia had widespread flooding but no major problems after relentless rains began Sunday, officials said.
Across the region, Rhea County reported the most problems early on, with flooding in the Spring City area and the closure of schools across the county.
Rhea County Executive George Thacker said Monday afternoon that the Tennessee Valley Authority had placed monitoring devices along the creeks because water levels continued to rise.
In Hamilton County, Clifton Hills Elementary School closed early because of flooding in the area and schools in the rest of the system dismissed an hour early.
Hamilton County Schools are on a two-hour delay today and there will be no child care services this morning, officials said.