It’s a river flowing through Lake Jean Drive, and this rural road is not alone. Heavy rains, nearly 7 inches in some parts, in just 24 hours, are making for a messy, drizzly day after. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker reports.

The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a flood watch for portions of east central Georgia and central South Carolina.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida have been hitting the CSRA all day Tuesday, causing pretty bad flooding in some areas. One Augusta homeowner tells us every time it rains it pours for her…and her backyard is proof. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop has more.

WJBF News Channel 6 has received word that some events scheduled for Tuesday night and Wednesday have been cancelled due to the rainy weather we are experiencing.

According to the National Weather Service, Tropical Storm Ida will likely produce flooding in the north and central, and potentially a few brief weak tornadoes in the extreme southwest and south central.

Higher than average rainfall in the CSRA is doing a lot for local lakes. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker compared the dangerously low levels of 2009 to now.

Docile creeks turned into surging rivers and rivers into raging floodwaters as storms raking the Southeast for days dropped up to 20 inches of rain. At least six people are reported dead.  Floodwaters ripped apart a trailer home in Carroll County, drowning a 2-year-old boy who was swept from his father’s arms. In Atlanta, stranded motorists scrambled to the tops of their car as waters rose on one of the city’s busiest highways.

Authorities are searching for a toddler swept away in a rain-swollen creek in west Georgia as heavy rains and thunderstorms claimed at least 2 other lives in the Southeast.

They may be dried out from the weekend, but with more rain in the forecast this week, people are bracing for more problems in Columbia County. We heard from frustrated neighbors over the weekend; Monday, we hear from the county. As WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker reports, leaders say they are working to identify the problems and figure out ways to fix them.

The sound of rain is not such a good thing for some folks in Columbia County. Flooding in one neighborhood has left one family homeless, others scrambling to save their belongings. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has their story.

Severe weather Wednesday night caused lots of damage, especially in Columbia County. Some parts of the county received more than 3 and a half inches of rain. And, all that rain caused some flooding which is a big blow to those who don’t have flood insurance. Count on our Fraendy Clervaud. He has the story.

Several thousand people in the Savannah area are without electricity the morning after powerful thunderstorms toppled trees and power lines on the Georgia coast.

Southeast Georgia’s blueberry crop has taken a double jolt from the weather, ruining most of the crop. The University of Georgia Agriculture Extension Service agents say colder-than-normal weather decimated high-bush blueberries early in the season and heavy rains over the past several weeks have ruined much of the rabbit-eye berries now in the field.

State officials say all of South Carolina is out of the grips of the drought for the first time in nearly three years. The state Drought Response Committee removed 19 northern counties from any stage of drought Wednesday, marking the first time since August 2006 that any part of South Carolina wasn’t abnormally dry.

Firefighters continuing to watch the nearly 20,000 acres burned in a wildfire near the South Carolina coast last month say an inch of rain wasn’t enough to extinguish the flames.