Hurricane Helene: Power Outages Top 1 million, Three Dead In Southeast

Hurricane Helene has made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near Perry, Florida, bringing devastating storm surge, severe winds and heavy rain. At least three people have died as a result. The storm ripped down trees and power lines and sent storm surge rushing over streets and into homes and businesses.

Heavy rain from Helene flooded parts of the Southeast including in Georgia and the Carolinas.

About 4.2 million homes and businesses across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic are now without power, according to PowerOutages.us. Here are the number of electric customer outages state-by-state as of 9 a.m. ET:

-South Carolina, 1,366,173

-Florida, 1,140,519

-Georgia, 1,078,445

-North Carolina, 614,120

-Virginia, 43,389

We recognize the severe impact that current conditions are having on our customers, and we are committed to restoring service levels as quickly as possible. As a result of these weather issues, the ALG Client Service Team will send daily updates as we monitor the progress and track job level impact.