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Georgia was severely impacted by Hurricane Helene during late September 2024, causing over 34 reported deaths and significant rainfall across the state. After making landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida on September 27, the hurricane began to traverse over land across Georgia as a Category 2 hurricane prior to tracking into the Appalachian mountain range as a tropical storm.
A fallen tree hangs on power lines on Wesleyan Drive after Hurricane Helene on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Macon, Georgia. According to Georgia Power, over 1000 people in the Wesleyan Woods area ...
Helene caused major damage to Georgia's poultry farms, causing damage or total destruction to 107 facilities. [203] Georgia and surrounding regions produce almost half of the 9 billion chickens consumed annually across the United States, and manure runoff from the damaged facilities raised alarms about the quality of streams and groundwater. [203]
A 100-year-old home in Valdosta, Ga., is damaged by an oak tree after Hurricane Helene moved through the area on Sept. 27. “It’s going to take a lot longer. We’ve got a lot, a lot of damage ...
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 27, 2024 Thousands without power in Macon 4:15 a.m. - Nearly 4,000 people were without power in Macon early Thursday morning, according to ...
Hurricane Helene (2024) - After making landfall in Florida as a category 4, Helene entered Georgia as a strong category 2 hurricane. Helene caused extensive damage from high winds and flooding rain. The storm brought extreme winds to portions of southern Georgia. In Valdosta, at least 115 buildings were seriously damaged. [42]
•Helene is unleashing a flooding disaster in some areas of the southeastern United States, especially in northern Georgia, upstate South C Helene sparks inland flooding disaster, widespread ...
Floodwaters from the Swannanoa River overwhelmed Asheville, N.C., which saw catastrophic damage. The river crested at Asheville's Biltmore Estate at 26.1 feet, nearly 6 feet above the record.