All across the state people are getting ready for Hurricane Helene. People are buying supplies in anticipation of the damage the storm is likely to cause. Channel 2′s Cobb County Bureau Chief Michelle Newell spoke with an assistant manager at a hardware store where supplies are disappearing as fast they are being put on the shelves.

Hurricane Helene has strengthened to Category 3 and is on course to make landfall in the Florida panhandle. Track where power is out in Georgia here.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp warned that Hurricane Helene could be deadly. There is also concern that the Category 4 storm could cause landslides. NBC News’ Priscilla Thompson reports on how residents are preparing.

As Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall in Florida on Thursday night, Georgia is bracing for the effects of the major hurricane.

The storm is expected to have widespread impacts across much of Georgia. But how will the iconic 24-hour breakfast restaurants decide if they should close?

Georgia has yet to see the full impact of the incoming Hurricane Helene, but some families are already without electricity. Follow power outages here.