Hurricane Helene News Release #3

Hurricane Helene News Release #3

City offices will be closed Friday; Residents urged to avoid downed power lines

SAVANNAH - All non-emergency essential city offices and services will be closed on Friday, Sept. 27 due to impacts from Hurricane Helene, including power outages, downed power lines and multiple impassable roadways. Residents are urged to remain off roadways if possible. All essential emergency services including public safety, water and sewer, stormwater, park and tree, and traffic engineering will respond at full capacity as weather permits. As previously announced, yard waste pickup will be postponed from Friday collection to Saturday collection this week to allow residents to gather any storm-related yard debris and place at their usual collection point.

If a downed power line is encountered, do not approach it. Instead, residents are urged to call 911 to report and report to Georgia Power at 888-891-0938.

If travel is necessary, drivers are urged to exercise extreme caution. Please be aware that traffic signals may not be operational due to widespread power outages, and roads may be blocked by fallen trees or other debris. Updates on road closures and other storm-related information can be found at savannahga.gov/stormhelene.

Due to impacts from the storm, the City's 311 phone line is temporarily out of service. Service requests can still be submitted online at Savannahga.gov/311request or via the SAV311 mobile app.

For updates specific to the City of Savannah, residents are encouraged to follow @cityofsavannah on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.