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On the evening of September 26 and into the early morning hours of September 27, Hurricane Helene moved northward through Georgia. The storm delivered impacts to nearly all of Georgia’s 159 counties, especially those in the south and east parts of the state.

Sen. Carden Summers (R–Cordele) gave the following statement regarding the impacts of Hurricane Helene: “Yesterday evening and early this morning, a historic hurricane moved through our state. The storm has since passed, but the impacts will continue to be felt throughout Georgia’s 13th Senate District as well as South and East Georgia. I am currently coordinating alongside my fellow senators, the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) and local officials to assess damage and examine the needs of communities throughout the district. I want to thank our state and local first responders who have worked around the clock to save lives, restore power and keep our communities running in the midst of the storm.”

The entire State of Georgia remains under a State of Emergency through October 2. The order instructs all state resources to be made available to assist affected areas. It also charges the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency with activating the Georgia Emergency Operations Plan. Additional information regarding Hurricane Helene, including county-by-county local emergency management agency contact information, can be found on GEMA’s website. For regular updates, please follow GEMA on Instagram (@georgiaemahs), X (@georgiaemahs) and Facebook (Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency).

Sen. Carden Summers serves as Chairman for the Senate Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions. He represents the 13th Senate District which includes Ben Hill, Berrien, Crisp, Irwin, Lee, Tift, Turner, and Worth County as well as part of Coffee County. He may be reached at 404-463-5258 or by email at carden.summers@senate.ga.gov.

For all media inquiries, please reach out to SenatePressInquiries@senate.ga.gov.