THOMASVILLE — Just as everyone breathed a big sigh of relief after the Wednesday wet, windy weather system moved through without catastrophic damage, a new weather system is being monitored in the Gulf of Mexico.

The system — near Mexico now — is expected to affect local weather next week. said Lisa Griffis, Thomas County Emergency Management Agency deputy director.

Water from heavy rainfall to the north is expected to flow south into area rivers and creeks, Griffis said.

Thomas County received a few tornado warnings Wednesday, but no damage was reported.

“We came out better than we thought we would,” Griffis said, adding that a tree fell on a vehicle in Thomasville.

Thomas County public works recorded four to five inches of rain during the inclement weather on Wednesday and Wednesday night.

“We only had four trees down last night,” Tony Bodiford, public works director, said Thursday morning.

Water was across Roddenberry Road at Metcalfe and on Mary Owens Road near Coolidge. Bodiford said the Mary Owens flooding is from a creek. The water is not expected to recede for a couple of days.

Flooding on Roddenberry was a first. Bodiford thinks a clogged pipe might be the cause.

Oak and pine trees were downed on Malloy, Reichertville and Woodruff Farm roads. Bodiford said saturated ground, coupled with wind, caused the trees to topple.

The city of Thomasville recorded four to seven inches of rain during a 12- to 14-hour period from Wednesday morning to midnight Wednesday.

Five trees were downed in the city on South Pinetree, Longleaf, Young, King Forrest, Aires and Sally. The city did not experience flooding.

The 26 electrical outages during the weather impacted 450 customers, said Chris White, city public utilities executive director.

“Most of our line crew worked all night,” White said. 

Senior reporter Patti Dozier can be reached at (229) 226-2400, ext. 1820