Hurricane Helen moves northward over Florida and Georgia after swamping Florida's west coast with record-setting storm surge. It was downgraded to a top end Category 2 at 1a.m. Sept. 27 with 110 mph sustained winds. Provided By NOAA/NESDIS/STAR GOES East, Provided By NOAA/NESDIS/STAR GOES East / USA TODAY NETWORK Via Imagn Images

City Engineer Todd Cave loads sandbags into cars off Tobacco Road as Hurricane Helene approaches on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Katie Goodale, Katie Goodale-Augusta Chronicle/USA TODAY

Vehicles make their way through the flooded intersection at Mills B. Lane Boulevard and Ogeechee Road as early bands from Hurricane Helene drop rain on the Savannah area on Thursday, September 26, 2024. Richard Burkhart/Savannah Morning News

Stand water has caused flooding and s

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