The National Weather Service has issued a Hurricane warning for Columbus as Hurricane Helene makes its way to Florida and eventually Georgia.
A hurricane warning means hurricane-force winds are expected somewhere within an area within 36 hours of the alert, which was issued just after 5 p.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Officials say Helene is expected to make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane.
Georgia Emergency Managment officials stressed the importance Wednesday of residents being prepared all across the state…