Hurricane Helene Has Already Claimed Two Lives in Georgia

September 27, 2024
1 min read
Two people are dead after a tornado overturned a mobile home in rural Wheeler County. The storm struck Thursday night as tornado warnings covered much of Central Georgia, with Hurricane Helene approaching the Florida coast.

Two people are dead after a tornado overturned a mobile home in rural Wheeler County. The storm struck Thursday night as tornado warnings covered much of Central Georgia, with Hurricane Helene approaching the Florida coast.

What’s Happening: Sheriff’s officials say the tornado happened near Adams Cemetery Road, east of Scotland and south of Glenwood, confirming two fatalities when the mobile home overturned. The two victims were found in a field near where the mobile home was toppled.

🌍 Catch Up Quick: Hurricane Helene made landfall just after 11 p.m. and is headed on a trajectory that will take it all the way through Georgia before it veers into Tennessee and Kentucky.

  • Wheeler County, along with several other counties, was under a tornado warning earlier in the evening.