Hurricane Helene immediately becomes an infamous name in the history of storms. I wrote a series of articles about Hurricane Helene in the days leading up to the storm. The first one was six days before the storm made landfall in the panhandle of Florida.

ATLANTA — At least 15 people have died in Georgia from causes related to Hurricane Helene, according to Garrison Douglas, a spokesperson for Gov. Brian Kemp. Hurricane Helene weakened into a tropical depression on Friday after making landfall overnight in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm. The storm has been blamed for at least 40 deaths.

The storm surge, wind damage and inland flooding from Hurricane Helene have been catastrophic, flooding neighborhoods, stranding residents, destroying homes and toppling trees in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina,