Cobb Reporter

Residents of a Cobb County apartment complex were forced to seek an alternative exit route from their apartments after the roadway leading to the main entrance washed away following heavy rain, according to a WSB-TV report.

Marietta's Watermark Apartments on E. Lake Parkway lost about 15 to 20 feet of road in the early morning of Sept. 8 after 2 to 6 inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours across Cobb, Forsyth, Gwinnett and North Fulton counties, according to WSB-TV.

"Heavy rains overnight caused flooding in many neighborhoods," Cobb County Police said on Twitter, "Most (roads) are now passable, but some might still be flooded. Use caution."

At least ten families were displaced from their homes as the storm ripped through Marietta and parts of east Cobb, destroying vehicles, flooding houses and businesses, and uprooting trees, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Several residents shared videos and pictures of the flooding conditions they witnessed on social media. 

"Got up to 19”. Luckily no standing water left, but tons of things were destroyed," Marietta resident Marge Tenenbaum said on Twitter, "We paid so much for Aquaguard and a sump pump in case this happened and all it did was set off a siren that’s still going off. Someone needs to do a story on how much of a scam Aquaguard is."

The majority of county buildings opened on Sept. 8. The East Cobb Government Center, however, remained closed following a lightning strike to a neighboring transformer plant, cutting off electricity, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

While most of the roadways were open by the morning after the storm, county authorities estimated that repairs and cleaning would take about a week, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.