Before the drenching rains eased up Wednesday across Hall County, storms left flooding and fallen trees in their wake.

The North Hall tag office at 5226 Dahlonega Highway in Clermont is expected to reopen this morning after being closed due to a plumbing problem caused by rain, according to a Hall County news release.

The office closed on Tuesday afternoon and was expected to reopen at 8 this morning. Also on Wednesday morning, Bryant Quarter Road in East Hall reopened after it was closed Tuesday due to flooding.

Lula’s Hood Street Pump station also had problems dealing with the large amount of rain received on Tuesday, causing a limited spill of raw sewage at the site.

Flooding affected much of North Georgia, with schools closed in Catoosa, Gordon and Walker counties. Floods from minor to moderate were reported at Big Creek in Alpharetta, Lookout Creek in Dade County, the Oostanaula River in the Rome area and the Etowah River basin near Canton, according to Weather Service hydrologist Kent Frantz.

Hall County fire and emergency crews also were kept busy on a windy Wednesday clearing fallen trees and tree limbs that were toppled from a combination of soggy earth and strong gusts.

Fire Chief David Kimbrell estimated his firefighters had responded to upward of 25 downed tree calls between early morning and late afternoon Wednesday. No one was injured, and there was no damage to property other than some downed power lines, Kimbrell said. Several calls involved trees blocking roads, including a downed tree on Crane Mill Road near the Habersham County line.

There were some minor power outages as a result of the fallen trees, but service was not interrupted for long, Kimbrell said.

The drenching rains of the past few days have affected trees that had drought-weakened root systems. Wind speeds varied from 30 to 40 mph, prompting a wind advisory for portions of Northeast Georgia. Trees took the brunt of strong gusts.

"Everything’s saturated and loose, and then the winds come along and push them over," Kimbrell said.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.