Georgia Power restores power to 440,000 customers following Hurricane Helene Saturday, September 28, 2024–7:13 p.m. -News Release- Georgia Power’s response to Hurricane Helene continues Saturday as the company marked the start of the first full day of restoration efforts. Since the beginning of the storm, Georgia Power has restored power to 440,000+ customers through the…… more »
September 28th, 2024 – 12:45 AM WRGA Staff Reports – U.S. Vice Presidential Nominee and Senator JD Vance is scheduled to visit Lindale, Georgia, on Friday, October 4, 2024, to deliver remarks at a public event at The Mill. Senator Vance is expected to give a speech at 1:00 PM to discuss key issues like…… more »
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Septmeber 27th, 2024 – 11:30 AM Ethan Garrett – WRGA Digital News Editor & Video Reporter – Rome and Floyd County were hit with significant rainfall after the tropical storm from Hurricane Helene passed through the area on Friday morning. The Floyd County Emergency Operations Center reported 9 inches of rain associated with the storm.…… more »
Friday, September 27, 2024–10:46 a.m. -News Release- Blood Assurance is in immediate need of blood and platelet donors after the devastating landfall of Hurricane Helene and its impact on the greater Atlanta area. The storm has caused widespread cancellations of appointments and blood drives across our service area. In addition, Blood Assurance is on standby…… more »
Friday, September 27, 2024–10:30 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man accused of raping family member A West Rome man has been arrested on felony warrants charging him with rape and incest. According to the warrants: 28-year-old Marvin Benjamin Escobar Vargas raped a woman while she was intoxicated and passed out. The incident occurred between September…… more »
Friday, September 27, 2024–9:53 a.m. -National Weather Service- A Flash Flood Warning is still in effect for Floyd County, Bartow County, and Paulding County until 11:30 a.m. More than six inches of rain was recorded at the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport in Rome since Wednesday. 3.22 inches of that fell in three hours between…… more »
Friday, September 27, 2024–11:35 a.m. -Staff reports- The rain has moved out of the area, but motorists are still faced with flooded roads and downed trees. If you see flooding on the roadway, do not try to drive through it. Remember, turn around, don’t drown. We have numerous reports of high water and trees down…… more »
Friday, September 27, 2024–2:30 a.m. -National Weather Service- Helene made landfall as a Category 4 near the Big Bend region of Florida around 11 PM EDT. As the storm moves quickly inland overnight, conditions will begin to deteriorate over central and north Georgia. Helene is expected to be a tropical storm once is reaches Northwest…… more »
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…… more »
Thursday, September 26, 2024–6:47 p.m. -News Release- As Hurricane Helene approaches the coast of Florida, Georgia Power is making its final preparations to respond to anticipated widespread damage and potential for extended power outages across the state. As the majority of the state of Georgia prepares to feel impacts from the storm, the company has aligned the…… more »
