(The Center Square) – Hurricane Helene swept through Georgia one year ago, taking lives and the livelihood of Georgians from the coast to the northeast corner of the state.

The storm brewed in the Atlantic Ocean before hitting southern Georgia on Sept. 26, 2024, and weaving a path of destruction through the state.

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The National Hurricane Center attributed 37 Georgia deaths to the storm, nine of them indirectly.

The University of Georgia Extension Office estimated the hurricane caused $5.5 billion in agricultural and timber losses. G

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