Thursday, September 26, 2024–8:15 p.m.

-National Weather Service-

Hurricane Helene is forecast to make landfall as a major hurricane later this evening. Conditions will deteriorate across north and central Georgia this evening and last through Friday.

We have expanded Hurricane Warnings further northward with this update. In addition to tropical-storm-force winds, a few locations as far north as the ATL metro and high terrain in the northeast GA mountains could see hurricane-force wind gusts.

A High Risk for excessive rainfall will pose dangerous and potentially life-threatening instances of flash flooding and river flooding for most of the forecast area overnight through Friday morning. Please use extreme caution if you are on the roadways!

Fast-moving spin-up tornadoes will be possible overnight, especially on the eastern side of Helene. Be prepared to act quickly if a tornado warning is issued for your area.