DEBBY: Tuesday updates

Press Release from City of Savannah and the latest from NOAA about Debby

The City of Savannah emergency crews continue to respond to impacts from Tropical Storm Debby and will remain in an emergency response posture through Tuesday evening.

City crews are currently addressing significant flooding in the Tremont Park neighborhood, extreme caution should be used in this area and drivers are advised to avoid the area entirely at this time. Tremont Road at the Musgrove Canal crossing is closed. High water levels are present on Ogeechee Road just east of I-516.

City of Savannah offices remain closed on Tuesday. A decision on all City operations for Wednesday will be announced Tuesday evening.

Residents can call 311 to report downed trees and flooded roadways, ask a question about City services, or submit a service request. Service requests can also be submitted online at Savannahga.gov/311request. Residents are urged to download the SAV311 app for quick service request submission.

Savannah remains under a:
  • Flood WARNING until 7:30 p.m.
  • Tropical Storm WARNING
  • Storm Surge WARNING
  • Flood WATCH until Friday morning
Focus of Next Operational Period & Key Messages for the Public
  • Please continue to limit travel when possible.
  • When a driver approaches a traffic signal that is not functioning properly, all drivers shall treat the intersection as a 4-way stop.
  • Threat for potential sink holes remains elevated. Be alert.
  • Stay away from any downed power lines, trees, or nearby standing water. If a downed power line is encountered it should not be approached. Call 911 to report and alert Georgia Power at 888-891-0938.
  • Report power outages at https://outagemap.georgiapower.com/
  • Only call 911 in the case of an emergency; for all other concerns call 311.
For complete updates from the City of Savannah, click here.
UPDATES: Aug. 6 at 8:00 p.m.

Due to impacts from Tropical Storm Debby, most City of Savannah non-essential offices will remain closed, however some additional resident-facing services will resume on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Essential and emergency services will continue to operate and respond as needed.

The City’s Sanitation Department will resume collection routes on Wednesday on a one-day delayed schedule—Tuesday’s routes will be run on Wednesday, Wednesday’s routes on Thursday, Thursday’s routes on Friday. Missed routes will be serviced as quickly as possible. The Dean Forest Road Landfill and Bacon Park Convenience Center will operate on a normal schedule. Street cleaning will resume on its regular schedule and parking will be enforced accordingly.

Along with partners at Chatham County, the City will not implement a curfew Tuesday night.

City crews are currently addressing significant flooding in the Tremont Park neighborhood, extreme caution should be used in this area and drivers are advised to avoid the area entirely at this time.

All pump stations are operating satisfactory and continuing to move water out of streets. High water remains in several areas due to the volume of rainfall received over the last 36 hours. Depending on rainfall Tuesday evening, City staff except additional time and multiple tide cycles to fully evacuate the stormwater system.

Stormwater Management crews are addressing elevated water levels in the following locations:

  • White Bluff Rd. near Savannah Tech
  • Tremont Park Neighborhood
  • Ogeechee Road (Hwy. 80) just east of I-516
  • Magazine Ave. north of Gwinnett St.
  • Liberty Heights Drive
  • Staley Ave between 48th and 51st St.
  • 42nd and Ogeechee Rd.
  • 51st St. at Hopkins
  • Water is high and adjacent to the roadway at Eisenhower between Sallie Mood and Truman Parkway, Staley Ave. north of Ogeechee Rd., and near the intersection of Ogeechee Rd (Hwy. 80) and Victory Drive

For the latest map of flood prone areas and current road closures in the City visit //savannahga.gov/floodalerts.