The electric power suppliers for Hall and surrounding counties are beginning to experience power outages.
Jackson EMC, Georgia Power, Habersham EMC, Amicalola EMC, and Sawnee EMC all have real-time outage maps you can check for updates.
Habsersham EMC appears to have been the hardest hit with outages last night in Hall and Habersham counties. But as of 4:00 this morning, only a few remained in Habersham and White counties.
Meanwhile the National Weather Service (NWS) in Peachtree City continues to provide updates on what we can expect over the next couple of days
NWS FACEBOOK POST:
“Hurricane Helene is now poised to make landfall along the Florida Big Bend as a Cat. 4 Hurricane Thursday.
Our local forecast remains largely on track with our biggest change being the issuance of Tropical Storm and Hurricane Warnings across our area. #gawx”
The Hurricane Warning affects southwest Georgia and parts central Georgia.
The Tropical Storm Warning covers the rest of central Georgia and all of north Georgia.