A home after Hurricane Helene on Sept. 30, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
A home after Hurricane Helene on Sept. 30, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News

In Pictures: A look back at Hurricane Helene one year later

September 27, 2025·Mike Adams and Charmain Z. Brackett·Comments Off on In Pictures: A look back at Hurricane Helene one year later
A heart-shaped tree felled by Hurricane Helene in Montclair on Sept. 27, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
People try to clean up on Sept. 28,2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
No one was injured in this home. Storm damage from Helene in west Augusta on Sept. 27, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
Scenes from west Augusta from Sept. 28, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
Emergency vehicles on Sept. 28, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
A stoplight hangs at Davis Road on Oct. 1, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News

Hurricane Helene dropped trees on houses. Photo from Sept. 28, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
A sign on Sept. 28, 2024 warns of Hurricane Helene damage in Montclair. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
Scenes from west Augusta from Sept. 28, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
Scenes from west Augusta from Sept. 28, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
Scenes from west Augusta on Sept. 28, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
A power pole on Pleasant Home Road on Sept. 28, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
Tim Przybysz’s car and Montclair home were damaged by Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27, in west Augusta. Photo taken Sept. 28, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
Alexandra Sotelo and Jack Fair married Sept. 28, 2024 in a ceremony that almost didn’t happen. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
People waited outside Kroger on Sept. 28, 2024. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News
People waited outside Kroger on Sept. 28, 2024. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News
Sgt. Josh Rogers of the South Carolina National Guard 1221st Route Clearance Company helps clear the W. Arlington Heights of debris from Hurricane Helene on Sept. 29, 2024. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News.
Specialist Blake Cheatham of the South Carolina National Guard 1221st Route Clearance Company helps clear the W. Arlington Heights of debris from Hurricane Helene on Sept. 29, 2024. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News
Members of the South Carolina National Guard 1221st Route Clearance Company helps clear the W. Arlington Heights of debris from Hurricane Helene on Sept. 29, 2024. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News.
A stop sign and street sign from Sept 30, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
Trees took out 425 miles of wire during Hurricane Helene. Photo from Sept. 30, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
A potable water truck arrived at Warren Baptist Church Oct.1, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
Crews from Jersey Central work on power lines on Pleasant Home Road. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
A work crew on Washington Road at Fury’s Ferry and King Chapel roads on Oct. 3, 2024. Charmain Z Brackett/Augusta Good News
Members of the South Carolina National Guard put MREs and cases of water in cars at the North Augusta Community Center Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
A chalk sidewalk mural next to a downed tree on Broad Street on Oct. 4, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
Remnants of power lines on Pleasant Home Road on Oct. 5, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
A house damaged by Hurricane Helene in west Augusta on Oct. 5, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
Patrice and Kendrick Eubanks said “I do” Oct. 5, 2024 at Sacred Heart Cultural Center. Patrice Eubanks had a busy week leading up to her wedding. She’s a customer service rep for Georgia Power Co. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
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Charmain Z. Brackett, the publisher of Augusta Good News and Inspiring: Women of Augusta, has covered Augusta’s news for more than 35 years. She’s won multiple Georgia Press Association awards, is the recipient of the 2018 Greater Augusta Arts Council’s media award and was named Augusta Magazine’s best local writer in 2024 and 2025. Reach her at charmain@augustagoodnews.com. Sign up for the newsletter here.

Mike Adams is a veteran photographer who has won multiple South Carolina and Georgia Press Association Awards in his career including eight in 2024 for Augusta Good News. During his career, he’s photographed for several news outlets including The Augusta Chronicle and the Aiken Standard.

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