Nearly 1.1 million residents in Georgia are without power after Hurricane Helene rapidly moved through Georgia. Here's how to check your area.

Georgia Power users can sign up for personalized text messages on storm updates, outage alerts and statuses on their own home and surrounding community. One must log into an online account or mobile app and verify a phone number to enroll in the alerts.

The storm carved a frightening swath Friday through a series of states usually less vulnerable to hurricane devastation, killing at least 34 in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.