Helene entered Georgia as a Category 2 hurricane early Friday morning, bringing wind gusts as high as 100 mph and rising river heights throughout Atlanta.
The storm left over 1 million people without power and 11 people dead — including one first responder.
Atlantans got a taste of the bad weather before Helene even made landfall. Central and north Georgia were in moderate to severe drought conditions before Helene, but steady rains began Wednesday, Sept. 25, bringing several inches of rain and preliminary flooding.
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