Emergency shelters open in metro Atlanta during Hurricane Helene

A man and his son fill sand bags on top of a mound of sand.
Jose Gonzales and his son Jadin Gonzales, 14, fill sand bags ahead of Hurricane Helene, expected to make landfall Thursday evening, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in Clyattville, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

This story was updated Thursday, Sept. 26th at 1:34 p.m.

Around metro Atlanta and Georgia, state and local agencies are opening emergency shelters to prepare for Hurricane Helene, which is expected to hit Florida and cause heavy rainfall and flooding in Georgia Thursday afternoon and evening. Here are locations of the shelters announced so far.

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