Georgia was severely impacted by Hurricane Helene during late September 2024, causing over 34 reported deaths and significant rainfall across the state.

Sep 24, 2024 · Georgians who applied for FEMA assistance for previous storms or disasters must apply separately for assistance for Hurricane Helene. However, people must only apply once for each disaster to ensure their application is processed in a timely manner.

11 hours ago · The Brief. Georgia state representatives have approved a bill that would boost spending on Hurricane Helene relief. The changes to the state budget would include more money for rural communities ...

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Jan 31, 2025 · Hurricane Helene, large, catastrophic tropical cyclone notable for its rapid intensification that ultimately produced a wide swath of damage and loss of life that extended from northwestern Florida, where the storm made landfall on September 26, 2024, to Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina.

1 day ago · ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state House wants to spend more on Hurricane Helene relief and is cutting some of Gov. Brian Kemp’s prison and construction spending proposals to do so.. The state House voted 166-3 on Thursday to pass House Bill 67, which amends Georgia’s current state budget running through June 30.

Sep 29, 2024 · Helene made landfall late Thursday, September 26, as a major Category 4 hurricane. ATLANTA — Hurricane Helene ravaged much of the southeast this past week, killing at least 56 people, causing...

By dawn Friday morning, Helene had barreled through Georgia, downing thousands of trees, damaging thousands more power poles, and grounding nearly 1,000 miles of power lines – leaving more than one million Georgians without electricity in what became the most destructive hurricane in Georgia Power's 140-year history.

Sep 27, 2024 · EARLY THIS MORNING WE HAD WIND GUSTS OVER 90 MILES AN HOUR THAT WERE MEASURED IN SOUTH GEORGIA. A CAT TWO HURRICANE, ACTUALLY A 100 MILE AN HOUR WIND GUSTS WERE MEASURED IN ALMA, GEORGIA, AND BACON COUNTY AT THIS TIME, THIS HAS BEEN A DEADLY STORM. WE’VE HAD 11 …

Sep 28, 2024 · Hurricane Helene caused at least 17 deaths and serious damage in Georgia. Gov. Brian Kemp highlighted extensive statewide damage, especially from Valdosta to Augusta.