After days of rain, residents in Augusta said they were expecting some flooding but what they got was much more severe and happened much faster than anticipated.
Dwayne Nelson lives in Augusta along Main Street, one of the areas hardest hit by the flooding. Nelson noticed water starting to collect on the road around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. As time went on, the water continued to rise.
"I think we all anticipated there would be some flooding around the creek because in the spring, it's not unusual to get flooding there,” Nelson said.
But as the waters continued to grow with no signs of stopping, Nelson became concerned. The water eventually reached his home, submersing his basement and covering his frontyard and backyard garden in more than a foot of water in some places.
"I've been coming up here all my life. I've never seen the water get back into this part of town," Nelson said.