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Heavy rain compromises dam, forcing evacuation of Sandy Springs apartment

Heavy rain compromises dam, forcing evacuation of Sandy Springs apartment

The heavy rain that flooded streets, forced evacuations and trapped residents inside one Cherokee County neighborhood late Wednesday had diminished by early Thursday, as the threat from another deluge moved south of metro Atlanta. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

The heavy rain that flooded streets, forced evacuations and trapped residents inside one Cherokee County neighborhood late Wednesday had diminished by early Thursday, as the threat from another deluge moved south of metro Atlanta. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

A flash flood warning posted for a large swath of metro Atlanta expired during the early morning hours Thursday, but the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch beginning Thursday afternoon for much of central and south Georgia. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

A flash flood warning posted for a large swath of metro Atlanta expired during the early morning hours Thursday, but the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch beginning Thursday afternoon for much of central and south Georgia. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

The heavy rain that flooded streets, forced evacuations and trapped residents inside one Cherokee County neighborhood late Wednesday had diminished by early Thursday, as the threat from another deluge moved south of metro Atlanta.

The heavy rain that flooded streets, forced evacuations and trapped residents inside one Cherokee County neighborhood late Wednesday had diminished by early Thursday, as the threat from another deluge moved south of metro Atlanta. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

About 100 residents of The Falls at Sandy Springs apartment complex were evacuated as officials worked to stabilize a dam on a small pond in the complex, which is in the 5500 block of Roswell Road just inside I-285. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

A flash flood warning posted for a large swath of metro Atlanta expired during the early morning hours Thursday, but the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch beginning Thursday afternoon for much of central and south Georgia. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

The heavy rain that flooded streets, forced evacuations and trapped residents inside one Cherokee County neighborhood late Wednesday had diminished by early Thursday, as the threat from another deluge moved south of metro Atlanta. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

A flash flood warning posted for a large swath of metro Atlanta expired during the early morning hours Thursday, but the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch beginning Thursday afternoon for much of central and south Georgia. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

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The heavy rain that flooded streets, forced evacuations and trapped residents inside one Cherokee County neighborhood late Wednesday had diminished by early Thursday, as the threat from another deluge moved south of metro Atlanta. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

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