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The public reports that at least 10 trees were down and several power poles were either down or bent over through the central part of the county.
A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in cooperation with the White County Emergency Management Director and the White County Sheriff concluded that an F2 tornado had carved a five mile long path of destruction, roughly parallel to Georgia Highway 75, causing major destruction to the town of Helen. Extensive damage was reported to several business in downtown Helen, a Bavarian tourist town in the northeast Georgia mountains. The entire second floor was ripped off the Helen Econo Lodge by the tornado. A nearby chapel was completely destroyed. The roof of Hansel & Gretel's Candy Kitchen, the Alpine Village Shoppes, as well as that of a nearby barbecue company were all ripped off by the tornadic winds. A Circle K grocery store also suffered significant damage. Hundreds of trees were also down. One resident reported losing 200 trees just at his property. Georgia Highway 75 was completely blocked on both the north and south side of Helen from downed trees. Many power lines were also down in the area and power was out to much of the area for at least two days.
A television meteorologist reported that an apparent thunderstorm microburst or downburst blew down several trees, up to 10, in the downtown Helen area and in adjacent areas along the Chattahoochee River. At least two power lines were down as well.
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Power outage (also called a power cut, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.
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Helen, Georgia
| City | Helen |
| County | White |
| State | Georgia (GA) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 30545 |
The White County 911 Center reported that trees and powerlines were blown down county wide.