Summarized by the Alliance for Fort Gordon
Published September 26, 2025
Amid all the words written about Hurricane Helene, few facts bring the tragedy into focus better than the numbers.
More than 1.5 million power outages paralyzed Georgia after the storms blew through, according to Georgia Power. The utility sent 20,000 employees, joining utility companies from neighboring states, to restore service.
After an estimated 8,300 repaired or replaced power poles, more than 3,200 trees removed from utility lines, more than 4,500 serviced transformers, and more than 1,000 miles of restrung wire, Georgians are returning to normalcy.