Hurricane Irma: 31 Roads Are 'Blocked Or Compromised' In Brookhaven, Police Say

BROOKHAVEN, GA -- About 31 roads in Brookhaven early Tuesday were "blocked or compromised" from the effects of Hurricane Irma, police said. Efforts were underway in DeKalb County to restore power to thousands of residents still without electricity after the remnants of Irma thrashed metro Atlanta.

Metro Atlanta will get a respite from heavy rain for much of Tuesday, but it will return in the afternoon as the effects of Irma continue to move north, according to the National Weather Service. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

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The Brookhaven Police Department asked motorists to avoid areas where roads were affected by the storm. "As of 6:45 a.m. today, 31 roads are blocked or otherwise compromised due to downed trees and/or power lines that require coordination with Georgia Power," the force said in a Facebook post Tuesday. "Many of these issues have also affected traffic lights. Please avoid these areas if possible, and call 911 in the event of an emergency."

Here are the road closures for Brookhaven as of Tuesday morning:

DREW VALLEY/ WAWONA DR -- ROAD BLOCKED: TREE/ POWER LINES DOWN
DREW VALLEY/ WAWONA DR -- BARRACADES 2647 & 2638 DREW VALLEY
1075 LYNMOOR DR -- TREE AND POWER LINES ON CAR NO INJURIES
1129 THORNWELL DR -- TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES
CHESHIRE WAY/ GREEN MEADOWS LN -- WIRES DOWN FROM TREE
CHESHIRE WAY/ GREEN MEADOWS LN -- LARGE TREES AND WIRES DOWN ( ROAD CLOSED)
1334 WEST NANCY CREEK -- TREE DOWN WITH WIRES
2363 LORAINE STREET -- WIRES DOWN FROM TREE
4110 ASHENTREE DRIVE -- TREE BLOCKING ROADWAY
MABRY @ BROOKHAVEN DRIVE -- TREE ON POWER LINES
2844 N. THOMPSON ROAD -- WIRES & TREE ACROSS ROADWAY / ROAD BLOCKED
1619 East Nancy Creek DR -- WIRES DOWN / TREE ALSO DOWN
2743 MABRY RD -- WIRES DOWN & TREE
GEORGIAN DR/DUKE RD -- WIRES DOWN / VERY LARGE TREE BLOCKING ROADWAY
NANCY CREECK WAY/E NANCY CREEK DR -- TREE DOWN /ROAD COMPLETELY BLOCKED
1515 TRYON RD -- TREE DOWN & POWER LINES DOWN
1908 WOODSDALE RD -- TREE LAYING ON POWER LINES / ROADWAY BLOCKED
CYNTHIA DR / TRION RD -- WIRES DOWN
1170 CHAMBORD WAY -- WIRES DOWN
1511 RAGLEY HALL RD -- WIRES DOWN
1157 STANDARD DR - -WIRES DOWN
ASHENTREE DR/CHAMBLEE DUNWOODY -- LARGE TREE/ROAD IS PART. BLOCKED/ NO POWER LINES
1234 KENDRICK ROAD -- TREE DOWN/ WIRES DOWN/ROADWAY BLOCKED
FULLER RD/MABRY RD -- TREE DOWN/ROADWAY BLOCKED
COLONAL DR/STANDARD DR -- TREE DOWN/WIRES/FIRE/PART. BLOCKING ROADWAY
PEACHTREE / HERMANCE -- TRAFFIC LIGHT REMAINS OUT
PEACHTREE / ASHFORD DUNWOODY -- TRAFFIC LIGHT REMAINS OUT
PEACHTREE / LANIER -- TRAFFIC LIGHT REMAINS OUT
PEACHTREE / REDDING -- TRAFFIC LIGHT REMAINS OUT
ASHFORD DUNWOODY / JOHNSON FERRY -- TRAFFIC LIGHT REMAINS OUT
CLAIRMONT / CLAIRMONT TER -- TRAFFIC LIGHT REMAINS OUT

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DeKalb firefighters were in the process late Monday of putting additional emergency response units in service, officials said. The DeKalb government sent a message to residents to "shelter in place" as the weather deteriorated.

DeKalb firefighters were in the process late Monday of putting additional emergency response units in service, officials said. The DeKalb government sent a message to residents to "shelter in place" as the weather deteriorated.

Also, the South Fork Peachtree Creek and the North Fork Peachtree Creek were expected to reach flood stage by Monday evening, DeKalb officials said.
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Public safety officials in Miami were still assessing the damage as millions of people were without power in South Florida. In Georgia, state emergency officials were encouraging evacuees -- whether they learned their home was intact or not — to stay in place.

image via Brookhaven PD / Facebook