Georgia power outage map: Track outages after Helene rips through the Southeast

About one million people in Georgia were without power on Friday as Helene ripped through the state after making landfall Thursday in Florida.

Helene, which was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical depression, continued to make its way through the Southeast and into the Appalachians .

Hundreds of thousands are without power and additional significant impacts from the storm are expected to be seen throughout Georgia, according to the National Weather Service office in Atlanta.

In response to the storm, Gov. Brian Kemp issued a state of emergency .

Over 3.5 million homes and businesses across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina were in the dark Friday afternoon, according to a USA TODAY power outage tracker , after Helene pummeled the region with powerful winds and heavy rain.

Follow along below for the latest power outage numbers in Georgia.

Live updates on Helene: Storm wreaking havoc across Southeast; 33 dead; 4.5M in the dark

Georgia power outage map

In Georgia alone, more than a million people were without power as of about 3:30 p.m. ET Friday, according to USA TODAY's tracker. Chatham County had the most residents without power, at over 109,000 reported outages.

Hurricane Helene tracker

Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at fernando.cervantes@gannett.com and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.

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