Pleasant Home Road was blocked on Sept. 27, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
Pleasant Home Road was blocked on Sept. 27, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News

In pictures: Two years later – A look back at Hurricane Helene

On Sept. 27, 2024, the CSRA awoke to a different landscape.

Many had trees through their roofs and cars; seven people lost their lives. There were mass power outages as utility poles snapped and crashed to the ground.

Here are a few photographs from that day and the day after.

Some people are still rebuilding and parts of the area are forever gone.

Scenes from west Augusta from 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
Scenes from west Augusta after Hurricane Helene on Sept. 28, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
Power poles and lines were down across the area due to Hurricane Helene. Photo taken Sept. 28, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
A heart-shaped tree felled by Hurricane Helene in Montclair on Sept. 27, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
A sign at the entrance to Montclair on Sept. 28, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
A traffic signal dangles on Sept. 29, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
A traffic signal lies in multiple pieces on Sept. 27, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News
A house surrounded by downed trees on Sept. 27, 2024. Charmain Z. Brackett/Augusta Good News

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