Events and flights canceled, clinics closed as Georgia faces Hurricane Helene

This story was updated on Friday, Sept. 27 at 11:16 a.m.Flights to and from Atlanta and major events around the metro area have been canceled and clinics have shuttered their doors as Hurricane Helene begins its exit from Georgia on Friday.

Publish Date: Wednesday 25th September 2024
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This story was updated on Friday, Sept. 27 at 11:16 a.m.

Flights to and from Atlanta and major events around the metro area have been canceled and clinics have shuttered their doors as Hurricane Helene begins its exit from Georgia on Friday.

Much of metro Atlanta was under a flash flood emergency on Friday morning. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency on Tuesday.

Many metro Atlanta school districts have canceled or altered school classes, events and extracurricular activities. For school closures, click here.

Flight cancellations

Of the flights coming out of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Friday, over 60 have been canceled and over 150 have been delayed, according to FlightAware. Of flights arriving at the Atlanta airport Thursday, over 70 flights have been canceled and over 110 flights have been delayed.

Delta Air Lines issued an advisory for flights coming to, through or from Atlanta on Friday. It has advised flyers to check flight status frequently in case changes occur to their travel plans.

Should your flight be impacted and you need to rebook your travel, Delta will waive fare differences between the original flight ticket and the rebooked flight if your flight is rebooked on or before Oct. 1 in the same cabin of service.

Clinic closures

Grady Hospital will remain open and operational regardless of the weather, but all of Grady’s clinics and neighborhood health centers will be closed Thursday afternoon and all day Friday. Grady is also canceling elective and non-urgent procedures originally scheduled for Friday.

Fulton County Board of Health Clinics closed on Thursday at 2 p.m. and will remain closed on Friday. Fulton County Vital Records offices will only have online services during that time.

Event cancellations

Friday, Sept. 27

North Georgia State Fair @ Jim R. Miller Park andamp; Event Center — closed

Party for Piedmont Park @ Piedmont Park – in-person events — canceled

Georgia Latino International Film Festival @ Gas South Arena — postponed

Sen. JD Vance appearances in Macon and Flowery Branch — canceled

HSFA Annual Scientific Meeting (Sept. 27-30) — canceled

High Museum of Art — closed

Saturday, Sept. 28

AIDS Walk Atlanta Music Festival and 5k Run @ Piedmont Park — postponed

Autism Speaks Walk @ The Battery Atlanta — postponed

This is a developing story.

WABE’s Jess Mador and Patrick Saunders contributed to this report.

Correction: The original date of one of the Mets-Braves games was misidentified. In fact, the games were scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday.

December 23, 2024

Story attribution: Jasmine Robinson

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