Georgians are feeling major impacts Friday morning from Hurricane Helene as it swept rapidly across Georgia during the overnight hours. The storm left many in south Georgia with damage and without power and it continues to impact the north half of the state.

WHEELER COUNTY, Ga. (AP) - Two people have died after a possible tornado struck a mobile home in south Georgia on Thursday night, Wheeler County Sheriff Randy Rigdon told WMAZ-TV. The damage was reported as heavy thunderstorms from Hurricane Helene raked much of the state. Wheeler County is about 70 miles (113 kilometers) southeast of Macon.

A tornado threat persists through Friday morning. According to the National Hurricane Center, Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane at 11:10 p.m. Thursday near Perry, Fla. As of 1 a.m., the hurricane was moving with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph. It is moving north-northeast at 24 mph.