Hurricane Helene: Outage maps, emergency shelters, emergency management agencies

DeKalb County
Frontline Response International at 2585 Gresham Road in Atlanta. This shelter is open 24 hours a day during the storm.
Center for Pan Asian Community Services Inc., 3510 Shallowford Road NE in Atlanta. This shelter opens on Thursday at 4 p.m.
New Life Community Alliance’s auditorium at 3592 Flat Shoals Road in Decatur. This shelter opens on Thursday at 5 p.m. and will remain open 24 hours a day during the storm.
Tucker First United Methodist Church’s activities center at 4315 Church Street in Tucker. This shelter opens on Thursday at 7 p.m. and has limited capacity.

List of emergency shelters

Camden County
Location: PSA Rec Center, 1050 Wildcat Drive, Kingsland
Date of Opening: 9/26/2024
Estimated Time of Opening: 8 a.m.

Cook County
Location: Cook County High School, 9900 GA 37, Adel
Date of Opening: 9/26/2024
Estimated Time of Opening: 2 p.m.

Coffee County
Location: Central Square Complex, 216 S. Madison Avenue, Douglas
Date of Opening: 9/26/2024
Estimated Time of Opening: 8 a.m.

Colquitt County
Location: Spense Community Center, 290 Harper Blvd., Moultrie
Date of Opening: 9/26/2024
Estimated Time of Opening: 8 a.m.

Decatur County
Location: Jones Wheat Elementary School, 1401 E. Shotwell Street, Bainbridge
Date of Opening: 9/26/2024
Estimated Time of Opening: 10 a.m.

Dougherty County
Location: Albany Civic Center, 100 W. Oglethorpe Blvd., Albany
Date of Opening: 9/26/2024
Estimated Time of Opening: 12 p.m.

Lowndes County
Location: Park Avenue, 100 E. Park Ave., Valdosta
Date of Opening: 9/26/2024
Estimated Time of Opening: 2 p.m.

Newton County
Location: Cousins Middle School, 8187 Carlton Trail NW, Covington
Date of Opening: 9/26/2024
Estimated Time of Opening: 6 p.m.

Thomas County
Location: Cross Creek Elementary, 324 Clark Road, Thomasville
Date of Opening: 9/26/2024
Estimated Time of Opening: 8 a.m.

Georgia State Parks

The Department of Natural Resources State Parks & Historic Sites Division is prepared to take in displaced people and pets, including horses. State Parks outside of the path of the storm are open and available to displaced citizens. State Parks is housing 15 evacuees. For current information on park availability, including equestrian facilities, visit gastateparks.org/Alerts or call 1-800-864-7275.

Hotels and Lodging

Explore Georgia can assist in providing travel alerts and information during Hurricane Helene. Visit exploregeorgia.org/tropical-storm-helene-travel-alerts to obtain resources in finding hotels and lodging availability. The site can also offer assistance from their Visitor Information Centers and other important emergency resources