Photos: Storms bring flooding to East Cobb and Roswell overnight

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Photos: Storms bring flooding to East Cobb and Roswell overnight

Photos of flooding and storm cleanup from heavy rains that fell overnight, causing reports of flooding north of I-285 in Cobb and Fulton counties.

A heavy storm early Wednesday caused flooding on Delk Road in East Cobb. A tow truck operator picks up cars in the area where flooding happened. (John Spink / AJC)

Jermaine Glover at Marietta Crossing apartments looks at a flood damaged car early Wednesday. “My friend woke up and tried to use her car to go to work, and that’s when she noticed that everything in the car was wet. It’s not cranking or doing anything,” Glover, a resident of the Marietta Crossing apartment homes, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.(John Spink / AJC)

A car in standing water on Columns Drive at Atlanta Country Club Drive in East Cobb, near the Chattahoochee River. (John Spink, AJC)

Cobb County shared this photo on Twitter from Columns Drive near Sope Creek from early Wednesday. The county said it had 15 reports of flooded roadways overnight and 6 roads blocked by trees. By 7:30 a.m. all roads in Cobb were reported passable. (Cobb County via Twitter)

A car in standing water on Columns Drive at Atlanta Country Club Drive in East Cobb, near the Chattahoochee River. (John Spink, AJC)

Bystander assistant tow truck driver in pushing a sedan from flood waters on Delk road. The vehicle stalled in floodwaters that engulfed Delk road. Ben Hendren for the AJC

Limo driver stands in floodwaters as his passengers take shelter on the roof. Multiple vehicles stalled on Delk Road amid rising flood waters. Ben Hendren for the AJC

Sedan sits submerged in floodwaters on North Marietta Parkway in Cobb County.. Flash flooding stranded multiple vehicles early Wednesday morning. Ben Hendren for the AJC

Vehicle sits submerged in flood waters, Marrietta police vehicles block the road. Multiple vehicles were caught in flash flooding early Wednesday morning. Ben Hendren for the AJC

Three sheds sit in the middle of North Marrietta Parkway. Floodwaters engulfed multiple roads in Cobb county early Wednesday morning. Ben Hendren for the AJC

Pickens Industrial Drive at Sope Creek - washed out. (John Spink / AJC)

Fawn Place at East Lake Parkway in Marietta. (John Spink / AJC)

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A heavy storm early Wednesday caused flooding on Delk Road in East Cobb. A tow truck operator picks up cars in the area where flooding happened. (John Spink / AJC)

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