Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declares state of emergency due to Hurricane Milton

Hurricane Milton is shown on a satellite image approaching the Florida coast early afternoon on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (National Hurricane Center)

This story was updated on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 6:42 p.m.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday issued a state of emergency for counties that could be affected by Hurricane Milton, which hit Florida Wednesday evening as a Category 3 storm.

Those counties are Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Berrien, Bibb, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Butts, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Crisp, Dougherty, Echols, Effingham, Evans, Glynn, Houston, Jeff Davis, Lanier, Liberty, Long, Lowndes, McIntosh, Monroe, Muscogee, Pierce, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs, Ware and Wayne.