Related Other wikis 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.

[2][3][4] In addition, on the night of September 26, an extreme wind warning was issued for portions of South Georgia, including Valdosta.

[5] On September 24, in preparation for Helene, officials in the counties of Bryan, Candler, and Chatham began mobilizing emergency response centers.

[4] In Thomas County, the Public Works Department began providing sandbags due to the storm.

[12] The Atlanta Braves postponed the remaining two games in a series against the New York Mets to September 30 in a doubleheader.

[17] Ahead of the storm, vice-presidential nominee JD Vance canceled two events on September 26 for the 2024 Trump–Vance campaign scheduled in Macon and Flowery Branch.

[22] Two deaths were reported in Laurens County when a person was killed by a tree falling on their house and the other person was killed in a car crash; and in Blackshear, a firefighter also died when a tree fell on their vehicle.

[27] In Washington County, a 4-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy were killed while trapped inside their home due to a tree hitting the residence, starting a fire.

[31] An EF1 tornado in Wheeler County resulted in two deaths when a trailer on SR 19 was picked up from a highway.

Fox Weather meteorologist Bob Van Dillen was caught on live television saving a woman from her Toyota RAV4 with flood waters up to the windows.

[49] The Dora F, which was one of the oldest shrimp fishing vessels operating in the East Coast, broke free from its dock in the Brunswick River and sank.

[25] Extensive damage occurred across the county due to high winds and falling trees.

[61] The Willis L. Miller Library suffered heavy damage, and the tower at Valdosta Regional Airport had all of its windows blown out.

Strong winds in Douglas damaged carports, blew off roofs, and destroyed mobile homes.

Uprooted and snapped trees blocked roads and fell on buildings causing further damage.

Elsewhere in the county, an EF0 tornado felled trees and caused minor structural damage near Broxton and a shelter in Nicholls lost its roof.

[65] President Joe Biden approved a major disaster declaration for the state on October 2, making federal funds available to residents and local governments in 11 counties.