AUGUSTA, Ga. — It's been a full 24 hours since Helene made its way through Georgia, leaving at least 17 people dead, nearly a million without power and damage across the state.
Saturday morning, social media users shared photos and accounts from Augusta, near the South Carolina border. where Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said crews were being sent out to assist with storm damage.
"This storm spared no one," Kemp said in a press conference Saturday from Valdosta, in Lowndes County in south Georgia.
Residents reported widespread damage from Milledge Road to the Montclair neighborhood. Reports of damage were also evident in well-know parts of the city, including Broad Street in downtown and Washington Road, the main road near Augusta National
The Masters Tournament posted on X that it is still assessing damage at the Augusta National Golf Club.
Meanwhile, the Augusta Fire and Emergency Management Agency said it is collecting bottled water to support those in Richmond County. Those looking to donate can message the department on Facebook. The department also asks residents to report downed trees to the Augusta 311 mobile app or by visiting its website.
Photos and videos of the damage in Augusta:
Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida’s sparsely populated Big Bend region as a category 4 storm, bringing storm surge and high winds across the state’s Gulf Coast communities before ripping into southern Georgia. The storm remained at hurricane strength as it crossed into southern Georgia before weakening into a tropical storm as it approached Atlanta early Friday. It left a wide swath of rising water, known as storm surge, across Florida's Gulf Coast. First responders rescued stranded people from Tampa and St. Petersburg to Cedar Key and Perry, close to where Helene made landfall late Thursday.
The damage extended hundreds of miles to the north, with flooding as far away as North Carolina. Firefighters, infants and older adults were among those killed. According to an Associated Press tally Friday, at least 44 deaths occurred across the southeast in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
Material from the Associated Press contributed to this report.